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Strong communication is the hallmark of a successful CIO

Written by Mark Britton | Aug 25, 2016 11:00:00 PM

As Lead Consultant for Senior Appointments within Crimson’s IT recruitment agency, Caisha Sheikh meets a lot of Chief Information Officers (CIOs).

Technical prowess is not a quality that is lacking among her contacts, but stakeholder management and staff engagement skills are desirable attributes that set certain CIOs above the rest in the jobs market.

In her latest article on LinkedIn Pulse, Caisha discusses why CIOs should spend time developing their communication skills and explains methods that can improve transparency and relationships within organisations.

Click here to read Caisha’s article in full.

Crimson is an IT consultancy, an IT solutions provider, an IT recruitment agency, and a Microsoft Gold Partner with offices in Birmingham and the City of London.