PEOPLE | C-SUITE
“ Today ’ s CTO should be a strong communicator – they are in place to often make tough decisions and challenge the status quo and to do so they must be able to instil confidence in their vision ”
Tahirou Assane Director , Brightline Initiative , PMI wide ability to welcome and adapt to change , and seek improvements continually – and as such , must work across the C-suite and with all functions of the business .
Greg says CTOs who report directly to the CEO are most successful , as this increases their chance of success in communicating the value of changes and providing clear objections and intentions . “ A Chief Transformation Officer who reports directly to the CEO can ensure that the transformation vision is properly disseminated throughout the organisation and ultimately deliver above expectations .”
He says CTOs need to team across the C-suite and business functions , serving as the orchestrator of all the facets of complex transformations and that CEOs and boards can support these leaders with the creation of a permanent Transformation Office ( TO ), rather than ad-hoc teams .
A transformation office can help to facilitate alignment among vision , strategy , and implementation , and coordinate multiple , concurrent efforts .
“ Our research suggests that there is no dominant model for governance structure or organisation in today ’ s transformation offices , but governance and related controls
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