Leadership is the most important characteristic for CIOs

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Remember when IT leaders used to be more interested in bits and bytes than business benefits? Those days are long-gone, if the results of this week’s CIO Connect poll are to be believed.

None of the responding IT leaders said that they believed being a technologist is the most important characteristic for a modern CIO. So, what characteristic should CIOs ensure is uppermost in their executive tool kit?

CIO Connect members stressed the importance of leadership, with 81% of respondents suggesting the characteristic is all-important. It is probably not a surprising result; CIO Connect’s content and events regularly refer to the need to control important business initiatives.

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