This collection of articles by IT industry experts explores the challenges IT professionals face when moving from a technical into a managerial role. The authors look at the skills required to scale the career ladder, the opportunities for training and development and how to progress from a first job in IT to CIO. Each article ends with a range of current resources and recommendations including blogs, books and websites.

1 Do we need a softer side?

2 Equipping IT leaders

3 New manager to great manager

4 Understanding business

5 Training a new generation of leaders

6 Moving to the top - becoming CIO

7 Will you need a CIO by 2020?

8 What the CIO can learn from teenagers

9 Leading virtual teams

10 The State of CIO: Evolution of the CIO Mandate and Role