CIO and Startup Advisor in Software, 10,001+ employees
My mom thinks I can fix her phone, which is a Samsung, and that's the furthest thing away from my actual role. She thinks I'm the Samsung equivalent of the genius bar.Director, IT in Software, 201 - 500 employees
Probably similar to other people in IT, my family thinks of my work as tech support. I fixed thermostats, VCRs and clocks in the 90s, so they think I still work on clocks today, it's just that they’re digital now. Their impression of my role doesn’t include anything about organizational hierarchy and structure or strategy, they just know I can fix their Macbook.Director of Security Operations in Finance (non-banking), 5,001 - 10,000 employees
When my son was nine and had to describe what I did in my first CISO job, he said, "He answers a lot of phone calls, takes a lot of meetings and tells people no an awful lot when they try to do something stupid." That’s the best description of my role.President and National Managing Principal in Software, 501 - 1,000 employees
When my daughter was younger, she used to tell people that I graded papers for a living.CEO in Software, 11 - 50 employees
My wife thinks that I'm like a guy that only plays a doctor on TV, because I just go around speaking at events about what I do.CIO in Education, 1,001 - 5,000 employees
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Director of IT, Self-employed
One thing I do is include them in the meetings about the changes that will take place and get their opinion. I also lay out the pros and cons of the changes and how it will effect us as a team moving forward.Community User in Software, 11 - 50 employees
organized a virtual escape room via https://www.puzzlebreak.us/ - even though his team lost it was a fun subtitue for just a "virtual happy hour"
Set up 1:1s with other department leaders27%
Learn new terminology to better communicate40%
Create recurring syncs with cross-functional teams59%
Set up and encourage use of chat channels (Teams, Slack, etc.)45%
Ask for more frequent project updates25%
Take communication training courses13%
Schedule team-building exercises18%
Another tactic1%
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CTO in Software, 201 - 500 employees
Without a doubt - Technical Debt! It's a ball and chain that creates an ever increasing drag on any organization, stifles innovation, and prevents transformation.