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SIMILARITIES
RUN THROUGHOUT THESE
TWO ROLES, SO MUCH SO
THAT A CIO IS LIKE A CEO
IN TRAINING.
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Dalibor Siroky, CEO and Co-Founder at Plutora
Swapping ‘I’ for ‘E’:
a logical transition
Is the jump from CIO to
CEO too much of a leap
to achieve successfully?
Dalibor Siroky, CEO and
Co-Founder at Plutora,
argues that so many
similarities run through
these two roles that a CIO
is like a CEO in training.
S
ome career changes could be
deemed a stretch too far, but is
that the case for moving from
CIO to CEO? Though it may come as a
surprise, this jump is less of a leap than
you might expect.
A CIO’s role involves whole business
evaluation just as a CEO’s does and
therefore someone in this position already
has the foundations to become the
successful leader of an enterprise business.
Put simply, the road from CIO to CEO is
almost as easy as going from A to B.
Building foundations with the ‘I’
A CIO manages the use of IT within
the business as a whole and as such,
serves every other functional aspect
of the company. It is imperative that
the CIO is on top of implementing
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suitable technology across the board
to streamline, optimise and promote
strategic business benefits.
This means a CIO’s IT strategy will satisfy
the needs of the business and in doing so,
will recognise and understand at least in
some small part the specific details of what
it takes to run every area both efficiently
and effectively. Not only this, but also
how each area fits together to enable the
smooth functioning of the business.
In 2018 we have seen how technology is
fundamental; leveraging it effectively is a
strategic imperative to business outcomes
– now more than ever – and that trend is
showing no signs of slowing down.
A successful CIO needs to be a
transformational leader – someone
who drives their team to work towards
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