Vendor contracts often place the CIO in the squeeze between contract fulfillment and stakeholder expectations. Three carefully crafted practices will keep you in the lead and in favor.

The CIO must drive business innovation. S(h)e will do so by listening and learning, education, modelling the way and building alliances.

Public perception of the CEO matters, and members of the C-Suite misrepresent the CEO in subtle but daily ways.

The CFO and CIO maximize the value of their relationship when the CIO recognizes three key considerations: the common ground you share, the collaboration you need, and the communication you can have.

Feeling that you can’t get through to the CEO can be demoralizing. Fortunately, a simple recognition of how they are oriented can lead to overnight change with just a couple of adjustments on your part.

We need more women in technology leadership roles because of the strength that comes from how they have been shaped and what they have overcome.