How do you know that you are aligned with the business? There is a difference between something feeling off and true misalignment.

Winning without listening is losing that’s running behind but soon catching up.

The person who can answer “then what” is more valuable than the leader who answers “now what.”

You lead a locker room. You can lose the locker room. Winning it back can seem overwhelming, but three essential responses can get it back for you.

Confidence is the product of what I call Near Leadership. You get alongside (to focus and to educate) to help others get ahead.

Entropy sets in over time. Our system of work degrades. The effective CIO sees what is happening and resets, reinvigorates and renews how their team functions. They focus on priority over priorities.