There are different types of technology leader stigmas you can be (and maybe actually have been at certain points in your career).
Those IT departments that once were the last door on the hall with a team that was expected to pull out jammed paper from printers and keep the rubber balls underneath the mice clean are now a fundamental piece to achieve… well, everything.
So, what does being the head of those teams mean?
Let’s see… in my mind, the CIO acronym could mean:
The Chief I-forbid-everything Officer.
The Chief Impeding Officer.
The Chief Irrelevance Officer.
The Chief Intolerance Officer.
But it could also stand for something greater:
Chief Information Officer.
Chief Information and Innovation Officer (CIIO).
Chief Information, Innovation, and Inspiration Officer (CIIIO).
Chief Information, Innovation, Inspiration, and Impact Officer (CIIIIO).
The letters may stay the same, but the kind of CIO you embody changes everything.
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