Technology is important with all the new bells and whistles being invented, but more important than technology is the development of our people.  Part of the purpose of this blog is to help students WANT to enter the IT field.  Another focus is to help IT professionals that want to rise to the top of the technology organizations and lead.

Key attributes of a CIO are as follows.  I will be talking about each of these in more detail in the future, but I would also invite your comments and questions.  If you are leading your IT organization, who did YOU get there and was it all you thought it would be.  Let the dialog begin.


Technical
Business
Creativity
Industry Experience
Project Management
Personality
Leadership
Work Ethic
Energy
Ability to Handle Stress
Anything else?