by CIO.com staff

CIOs must ‘go way outside’ their comfort zone

Analysis
Apr 21, 2016
CIOIT LeadershipIT Strategy

In this free report from the CIO Executive Council, three IT executives discuss the new challenges of the CIO role – such as fostering business innovation and agility – that go way beyond the traditional set of responsibilities.

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A recent webcast hosted by the CIO Executive Council (CEC) explored new challenges facing CIOs, including the need to work side-by-side with other business managers to transform and streamline the organization. As one CIO put it: CIOs need to “go way outside of our comfort zone,” help to reinvent the business, “ask big questions,” and focus on the ultimate customers.

The webcast conversation among the CIOs turned to a variety of topics: innovation, agility, efficiency, generating revenue, and leadership qualities such as curiosity, influence and even humor.

To learn more, download this free summary of the webcast’s highlights, including insights from the following participants:

  • Michael Del Priore, CIO of Catalent Pharma Solutions
  • Greg Meyers, CIO of Motorola Solutions
  • Mark Schwartz, CIO of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services