If knowledge is power, today’s Chief Technology Officers are more important than ever.
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) have access to more business information, from all stages of the business – and business information technology is a key strategic advantage. A common understanding has emerged between IT and the business, and with it a new business information technology language (or rather, an old language, liberated of acronym and codec). Technology leadership is no longer just about keeping the lights on and cutting costs: the best also have a strong, proactive and easily communicated information technology strategy.
Most importantly: the argument has moved away from ‘does the Chief Technology Officer not have enough exposure, enough face time with the CEO’ to ‘how is he or she perceived by his or her peers, the business leaders in the firm as a business partner’.
Of course being an effective business partner and chief technology officer is about more than semantics. You have to deliver an effective information technology strategy: and that means building eager, collaborative IT teams that also want to understand the business and its strategic goals. This is not just something that you hire for: build-in a strong organizational dynamic and your teams compass in decision-making, its compass in organizational design and issue resolution, is guided by it. For Chief Technology Officers and CIOs, being closer to the business brings its own challenges.
Getting that organizational structure right demands good leadership. But what turns a decent IT manager into an industry-leader? How do the best Chief Technology Officers build better teams? How to create an effective Information Technology Strategy? How to manage and use business information technology for a competitive advantage? How do they get things done, and what advice can they offer you…
You’ll find the answers to all of these questions about Information Technology Strategy and Business Information Technology from leading chief technology officers at MeetTheBoss.
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