Everything people see…tells a story. So, what does your story tell? Take this challenge…record what you work on for the week. Write it down. Then, label each activity, meeting, phone call as either “operational” or “strategic.” While there is some subjectivity to this exercise, the idea is that the weekly “journal” will help you see the story you’re telling. As a CIO, you want to be accepted as a leader. But if your activity log is full of operational activities, you’re telli

Let’s go back forty years. You walk into your new job on day 1. You do what’s expected, work hard and you earn a promotion. Rinse and repeat until you become “the person.” Forty years later, you walk out of that company with a nice new watch, a pension and a good retirement. No surprise here: those days are over. Management roles are scarce. Management roles with the best companies even more scarce. Getting ahead today is harder than ever. And here's a secret: reducing downti