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In the CIO Edge, Graham Waller, George Hallenbeck, and Karen Rubenstrunk prove that for IT leaders, mastering seven essential skills yields big returns. Drawing on Gartner’s research on IT trends and the CIO role as well as Korn/Ferry International’s extensive empirical data on leadership capabilities, they lay out the people-to-people leadership strengths that the highest-performing CIOs have in common:
• Committing to being a leader first and delivering results through people
• Thinking analytically while acting collaboratively
• Connecting deeply with people by cultivating their “softer” side
• Forging winning relationships-up, down, and especially sideways
• Mastering communication so that messages not only are understood but also compel needed action
• Inspiring others to follow them
• Developing others’ capabilities and capacity to deliver results.
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