As you embark on a path to leadership, it’s important to “show up, because when you show up, you get noticed, and when you get noticed, doors get open for you to the point that someone will see you, take interest, and then kind of pull you in and show you the ropes. That doesn’t come automatically,” he says.
As for succeeding once you land the role, QinetiQ’s Glasford Hall said that, as CIO, his daily focus is on figuring out how to “enable the business” to achieve anticipated outcomes. In the past 20 years, the CIO role has gone from being a niche technical one, to becoming a general business role that is part of the C-Suite. CIOs are now “enablers” of the business, he said, “helping to drive revenue.”
And as the role of the CIO has grown, so has the “digital C-suite,” says the CIA’s La’nai Jones, referring to all executive technology roles, including CIO, CDO, CISO, CSO, and chief AI officer. “Everything is a team and group effort,” she said.
