Dive Brief:
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The new "Flipping to Digital Leadership" report from Gartner found CIOs are becoming more strategy-focused.
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Gartner surveyed 2,810 CIOs across 84 countries for the report.
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In stepping up to lead, CIOs must “flip” their approach from what’s visible to what’s valuable, Gartner said.
Dive Insight:
The study revealed that a growing number of IT leaders are now putting business intelligence and data analytics at the top of their priority lists. It also found that CEOs expect CIOs to take charge and drive the digital push within an organization.
“CIOs have a unique opportunity to play a strong digital leadership role in the transformation of their businesses,” the report said. “Seizing this opportunity requires flipping long-held behaviors and beliefs — from a legacy perspective to a digital one in information and technology leadership.”