An assessment of rising technology leaders using the CIO Readiness Framework revealed that while these leaders feel confident in their technical skills, they lack readiness in non-technical areas critical for CIO success, notably influence, enterprise selling, and building trusted executive relationships. The gap stems from career paths focused heavily on technical and operational expertise with insufficient development in stakeholder management, coalition-building, and delegation. Organizations and aspiring CIOs should prioritize targeted development in these human-centric skills through specific goals and tactics to prepare leaders for the broader enterprise demands of the CIO role.
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