Do App Developers Dis Their CIOs?
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Earning the respect of applications developers is no easy task for CIOs. |
That's the conclusion reached by Forrester Research app development senior analyst Mike Gualtieri, who penned a droll article entitled 9 Reasons Why Application Developers Think Their CIO Is Clueless posted on CIO.com. He writes:
"My CIO is clueless." These are words you don't want to hear if you want to earn the respect of your application development professionals. So how do you avoid being a clueless CIO?
Gualtieri identifies nine characteristics application developers apply to their IT leaders:
1. The CIO is a control nut.
2. The CIO is aloof.
3. The CIO gulps vendor Kool-Aid.
4. The CIO is a technical dinosaur.
5. The CIO is ubergeeky.
6. The CIO thinks changes can happen overnight.
7. The CIO doesn't know the difference between resources and talent.
8. The CIO collaborates to death.
9. The CIO spends all of his time trying to get promoted to CEO.
On a more serious note, Gualtieri concludes:
Leadership can take many forms and styles but one thing all successful leaders have in common is that they earn and keep the respect of the rank and file. Be your own leader and maximize your success by earning the respect of your application development professionals and avoid being a clueless CIO.
