As a CIO, you are the first to step into traffic, to stand alone during a period of change before people come on board. That takes personal courage.. Traditionally, in IT, we like to please. But IT is not a popularity contest; it's a reality show where we often have to deliver tough information.. Being a CIO means having the courage not to cut corners to please a stakeholder and delivering the hard message that this is not a risk we're willing to take. Martha Heller
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In point of fact, as a CIO, you are the first to stand on the side of the highway and delay traffic. You are the first to delay change for those who will come on board later. You are the first to stand alone during a period of change before people come on board, and you have to take personal courage to do that. Traditionally, in IT, we like to please.

But IT is not a popularity contest; it's a reality show where we often have to deliver tough information. Being a CIO means having the courage not to cut corners to please a stakeholder and delivering the hard message that this is not a risk we're willing to take."

Source: Be The Business: Cios In The New Eras Of It

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