I disagree with this entirely. Not the Nerd part as we are nerds. But at that level (CIO) you already need to be able to talk effectively with all the other department heads, marketing, sales, accounting, and you need to be able to understand all the language and terminology they use so you can direct your IT department in the best way so the other departments can function fully.
I would say that is EXACTLY what a CEO needs to understand. And that is what CIOs can already do.
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I disagree with this entirely. Not the Nerd part as we are nerds. But at that level (CIO) you already need to be able to talk effectively with all the other department heads, marketing, sales, accounting, and you need to be able to understand all the language and terminology they use so you can direct your IT department in the best way so the other departments can function fully. I would say that is EXACTLY what a CEO needs to understand. And that is what CIOs can already do.