I’ve been seeing a lot of mergers taking place, and with it, inheritance of another leader’s team. The work that follows between yours and theirs isn’t always smooth and often is troublesome. Unless you pay attention to one key factor effective CIOs agree has been their key.

We all work with people who are risk-averse. Reframing their perspective, and doing three things that support your cause will help move them to the right decision.

You may have arrived, but fail to keep investing in yourself, and you will be left behind.

There are a lot of good reasons to hang on and press-in to your current situation. And there are three good reasons to take off.

Change efforts fail because the hard work is done in the wrong place, and because we avoid resistance as much as possible. To succeed at change, create and embrace friction as early as possible.

Managers are your critical factor for success. They hold a unique position and yet an undervalued perception. Here is how to change that and to change them for the better.