Lesson No. 1 for CIO - Build Right Skills

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It's been clear for some time that being a successful CIO has less to do with technology than it does with being a business leader. Oct. 2004, Survey bears that out. The top three personal skills needed for success cited by the more than 500 IT chiefs who responded are:

• Effective communication (chosen by 86 percent)
• Strategic thinking and planning (72 percent)
• Understanding business processes and operations (71 percent).
  
• Rated at the bottom: technical proficiency.

Successful CIOs have outlined their strategic roles and claim (or in many cases, reclaim) their seats at the executive table by running IT like a business. CIOs establish themselves as corporate leaders and better forge alliances with their business-side peers. few more challenges CIOs have are how to deal with those annoying phishing scams and how to handle the even more difficult challenge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

For all those CIOs struggling to get board room entry and luncheon with top cream of organisation, roll your sleeves and start working on learning or relearning above lesson.

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