Cio Leadership Quotes

#1. The CIO needs to be an enterprise 'polyglot,' to master both business language and IT terminology, and beyond.

Pearl Zhu

#2. said. "And how is Oggy today?

Diana Gabaldon

#3. CIOs may not be the subject matter expert of all IT domains, but they should understand technology enough to ensure they have a keen sense of judgment on the priorities for IT investment.

Pearl Zhu

#4. Birthday is a sacred-life celebration.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#5. Outlier" CIOs have better capabilities to connect innovation dots.

Pearl Zhu

#6. The tough choice facing CIOs is not about only picking one identity as either being strategic or tactical, but about - when acting as a strategic leader, when playing as a tactical manager.

Pearl Zhu

#7. It is what the "I" stands for - Information, Innovation, Insight, Improvement, or Influence, that needs to be represented by CIOs in the Boardroom.

Pearl Zhu

#8. The CIO must now wear many hats, and see the forest through the trees.

Pearl Zhu

#9. From average to great is a leadership journey; it takes vision, passion, confidence, problem-solving skills, and teamwork to match up.

Pearl Zhu

#10. I don't care that no one has successfully defended the (light heavyweight) title. I care about preparation, training and getting inside the cage to fight.

Rafael Cavalcante

#11. The difference between an "Atypical CIO" and a "Stereotypical CIO" is not about the physical identity but at the mindset level.

Pearl Zhu

#12. When I was 9 or 10, I used to get all the lead roles because I was the tallest person. But my interest in music soon drew me to country music. I was infatuated with the sound, with the storytelling. I could relate to it. I can't really tell you why. With me, it was just instinctual.

Taylor Swift

#13. Digital-savvy CIOs can envision the upcoming business trends and have both "sense and sensitivity" to understand people and lead effortlessly.

Pearl Zhu

#14. The wisdom and goal of innovative CIOs are to help the organization think clearly about the two horizons of future, the short-term gain, and the long term win.

Pearl Zhu

#15. A bridge-like CIO has the mind to think via the multidimensional lens, the gut to innovate fearlessly; the strategy to lead wisely and the skill to move progressively.

Pearl Zhu

#16. A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.

Brendan Behan

#17. If people talk about you, being jealous, critical, and trying to make you look bad, don't let that change you. You don't need their approval when you have God's approval.

Joel Osteen

#18. CIOs need to be IT evangelists and learn to sell, speak business.

Pearl Zhu

#19. A CIO needs to be better-rounded than to have a title of "logical" or "creative.

Pearl Zhu

#20. From my locker I collected my sneakers, jock strap, and gym pants and then turned away, leaving the door ajar for the first time, forlornly open and abandoned, the locker unlocked. This was more final than the moment when the Headmaster handed me my diploma. My schooling was over now.

John Knowles