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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

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How did you manage the jump from being a manager to an executive? What advice do you have for someone becoming a “leader of leaders”?

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How do you take care of yourself during a time of uncertainty, especially as a leader who is having to filter the unknowns with your team in order to keep productivity up and culture stable?

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What is required to build trust with employees?

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What soft skills are most important when networking?

Active listening50%

Communication62%

Social45%

Empathy37%

Humour15%

Other (please list in the comments)

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What percentage of your one-on-ones with direct reports do you dedicate towards their professional development?

0% - 10%12%

10% - 25%53%

25% - 50%23%

50% - 75%6%

75% - 100%3%

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What are best practices to transition from product development to operational ownership?

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What are the most effective avenues for professional development in the workplace? Select all that apply.

Taking a course37%

Attending a conference46%

Undertaking special projects55%

Shadowing colleagues37%

Taking on new duties44%

Reading industry texts22%

Training or mentoring others30%

Being part of a professional body18%

Networking23%

Other (please list in the comments)

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Thinking back on your career: what has been the most impactful soft skill you picked up? And where did you learn it from?

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What have you found are effective ways to establish a decision making framework when you’re leading a new team? How much do you let develop naturally as opposed to taking deliberate steps?

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Has anyone made a successful career move from the public sector to the private sector (or vice versa)? Is there anything that helped ease the transition and make things more seamless?

What’s the most important work habit for a new leader to build? Especially those of you who have held a leadership position for some time: What kinds of routines have made the biggest impact on your success?

If you’re a CIO who came from outside IT (or didn’t have a traditional IT background), how did you demonstrate your credibility early on?

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As CIO how do you “command the room” remotely/virtually?

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CIOs are often expected to communicate vision, but what have you learned about effective listening during your leadership journey?

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Polished communication skills are a feature of effective relationship building between IT and the business, but what listening practices have most strengthened your relationships with other teams and business partners?

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