Straight to the Top

You have what it takes to be a CIO. Do you have a strategy forgetting there? Now you do.Gregory Smith has written the definitive work on how to achieveleadership success in IT. This well-written and carefullyresearched book is a must-read for any IT professional withaspirations toward the top IT spot. Years from now, seasoned ITleaders will be crediting Smith's book with playing a role in theirsuccess.--Martha Heller, Managing Director, IT Leadership Practice, ZResource Group, and cofounder, CIO Executive CouncilWow! Put all the tips, advice, and strategies in this book touse now. The road to the top is rarely straight--followGregory's advice and the path will reveal itself to you!--John R. Sullivan, CIO, AARPWhile most professions have a distinct road map to the top,there is no standard career path to becoming a CIO. Smith addressesthis unique challenge and provides aspiring CIOs withencouragement, advice, and essential skills based on years of hisown and other CIOs' cumulative experience -- an important effortfor the profession that Smith's fellow members in the CIO ExecutiveCouncil embrace and applaud.--Mark Hall, General Manager of the CIO Executive CouncilTeaching students what a CIO really does has been tough. We'vehad to choose between anecdotal treatments based on trade pressarticles and integrated academic frameworks that offer little inthe way of lived experiences. Greg's book fixes that. By organizinginterviews with leading technology executives, trade press reports,and his own experiences as a CIO, he provides an organized andcomprehensive view of the job and its important role in modernorganizations.--Fred Collopy, PHD, Professor and Chair of InformationSystems and Professor of Cognitive Science, Case Western ReserveUniversity