The CIO Paradox

There are also timeless challenges that thwart the IT organization's efforts and make for a rocky path to CIO success. These are the inherent contradictions we call the CIO Paradox.

The Council has dedicated resources in CIO magazine and at CIO national conferences to explore these paradoxes and identify best practices for solving or neutralizing them. Some of these are accessible below.

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Featured Content

CIO Connect: Building Influence, Creating High-Performance Teams, Teaching MBAs about IT
CIO Connect: CIO 100 Award-Winning Projects Provide Corporate Value, Removing the IT-Business Separation
CIO Connect: Global Reorganization, Business Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement
CIO Connect: IT Value, Recession Lessons, CIO Role Paradox
CIO Connect: Manage Expectations, Demonstrate Value, Prepare Successors
CIO Connect: Positioning for Strategy, Career Development and Lessons
CIO Connect: Recovery Strategies, Business Participation, Explaining the CIO Role
CIO Connect: Roles Beyond IT, Selling your Successor, Reorg for Globalization
CIO Connect: Strategic Sustainability, Paradox Pain Points, Business Leadership
CIO Paradox: Bringing IT and the Business Together, by Martha Heller
CIO Paradox: Engaging the Business Owners, by Martha Heller
CIO Paradox: Finding Time for Strategy, by Martha Heller
CIO Paradox: Selling Your Successors, by Martha Heller
CIO Paradox: Stop Educating the Business and Start Delivering Value, by Martha Heller
CIOs on Corporate Boards - Webcast (Members only)
Connect Section: Battling Lack of IT Understanding, by Martha Heller
Connect Section: How IT is Set Up to Fail, by Martha Heller
Connect Section: Putting Paradox in Perspective, by Martha Heller
Connect Section: Reforming Business Education, by Martha Heller
Life Beyond CIO: Transitioning into COO, CEO and Other Post-CIO Roles - Webcast (Members only)
Solving the CIO Paradox: Panel Discussion - Presentation & Recording
The CIO Paradox: How CIOs Are Accelerating Speed of Delivery - Slides & Recording
The CIO Paradox: Is IT Set Up to Fail - Webcast & Presentation