Next Generation CIO

As part of a new report on Grooming the 2010 CIO from the Society for Information Management they have identified 7 key roles successful CIO's assume in the enterprise today.

• Utility Provider
• Information Steward
• Educator
• Integrator
• Relationship Architect
• Strategist
• Leader

In addition to the above roles, I believe that there are mental aspects to CIO success:

1. Think like a child (Creativity)
   
2. Stay Malleable (Flexibility)
3. Act Like a Startup (everything from how you budget, find and allocate resources, to keeping a laser like focus on milestones)