How emotional intelligence keeps people in the loop, trust at the center and AI adoption sustainable. Gartner’s 2025 CIO Agenda emphasizes that leadership and human capabilities such as communication, resilience and cultural alignment are decisive differentiators alongside technical execution. AI is accelerating change, but success depends on people as much as on models or tooling. Global research confirms the gap.…
This is the third and final article in my series exploring the stages of the CIO journey. In the first piece, we looked at the Emerging or Aspiring CIO stepping from expert to confident leader. In the second, we explored the Established CIO sustaining performance and expanding influence. Now we turn to the Evolving CIO, the legacy builders, those ready…
AI is transforming business. But leadership is still human work. Emotional intelligence, ethical decision making, and communication skills are what set great CIOs apart. Technology has always been about acceleration, faster processing, faster connections, faster change. But the velocity of artificial intelligence has introduced a new kind of challenge for CIOs: how to remain deeply human while stewarding organisations into…
The key capabilities every tech leader must develop now to stay ahead in the AI era. According to the World Economic Forum, the age of AI is not only redefining technical skill sets but also reshaping what it means to lead. In this era, success is no longer about mastering every emerging technology. It is about cultivating the human capabilities…
I’m glad I made the time to attend the AICD annual event at the Melbourne Town Hall this week. An impressive turnout of 1,000 members joined in person and another 1,000 online. Christine Holman delivered an eloquent and sensible message on the topics of AI, Cyber and Climate Governance. My key takeaways: 🔹 Generative AI – The three major categories…
8 Tips to Prevent and Overcome Professionals in the tech and digital space were in the spotlight during the pandemic and experienced high pressure due to the expectations and business needs to quickly adapt to the circumstances. More recently we’ve seen several mass layoffs and many tech organizations were not spared, from Microsoft to Atlas Sian we have witnessed lots…
An Essential Trait for Successful Tech Leaders Being gritty, along with adopting sound self-care strategies, is now more than ever a must-have requirement for successful tech leaders. In a post-pandemic world where the VUCA reality (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) has been taken to a whole new level, GRIT has become an indispensable leadership trait. Tech teams are in the…
Mindful Leadership encompasses concepts from more mature leadership models such as situational leadership, servant leadership, and authentic leadership. Although Mindful Leadership is a relatively new model, in relation to predecessors, its roots are grounded on ancient and time-tested leadership Asian and Greek philosophies. Below is a compilation of the 20 Traits of Mindful Leaders: Acceptance – They are able to accept…
Last week I caught up with a former colleague who is now a Managing Director in one of the Big 5 management consulting firms. They shared with me that their #1 challenge these days is, in their own words, “the daily battle for talent”. “There is a lot of movement, with people moving elsewhere, every day, both onshore and offshore,”…
The industrial age is over. The digital age is here. Our work is less physical and more mentally demanding than ever before, so we must be mentally fit. Forward-thinking organisations and leaders have realised this and are doing something about it. Are you one of them? Corporate mindfulness has been adopted by a range of industries for different reasons. From…
