External CXO Relationships
Community Posts
How do you build executive relationships when immediate needs dominate your calendar?
Whistleblowing is career suicide.
Strongly agree6%
Agree67%
Neutral15%
Disagree9%
Strongly disagree1%
Other (share your thoughts in the comments!)
Who are your first professional conversations with during the “in between” period after accepting but before starting a new CIO role? How many of these meetings are with peers at your new organization versus your existing network?
What justification have you found to be most effective for getting budget/approval to attend conferences?
Skills development37%
Networking opportunities64%
Research emerging tech37%
Other (list your justification in the comments)2%
Do you think RSA is worth attending if you’re paying out of pocket?
Yes, still worth it18%
Only for some roles/levels56%
Not at worthwhile as it used to be23%
Don’t know — show results2%