There are two reasons you are not invited to significant meetings and it isn't because you don't know what you are talking about.

I’ve been seeing a lot of mergers taking place, and with it, inheritance of another leader’s team. The work that follows between yours and theirs isn’t always smooth and often is troublesome. Unless you pay attention to one key factor effective CIOs agree has been their key.

We rely too often on our own credibility or research or vendor propaganda to sell our proposals. We rely too little on the best way we know that what we know is right.

We all work with people who are risk-averse. Reframing their perspective, and doing three things that support your cause will help move them to the right decision.

Sometimes good initiatives stall. That might be the case with you and generative AI. Don’t let your interest get distracted. Use this checklist to open incredible opportunities for you and your team.

You may have arrived, but fail to keep investing in yourself, and you will be left behind.