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AI ‘Tokenomics’ is a trap. CIOs should avoid it at all costs.

CIOs shouldn’t succumb to the temptation of turning the cost of IT into a science.

By Bob Lewis

Oct 23, 20267 mins

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65% of employees would love to roll back workplace AI

Workers are eager to adopt AI, but lack of training, clarity, and payoff is leaving many overwhelmed and nostalgic for a time before AI existed. Chalk that up to change management failure.

By Sarah White

Sep 4, 2026 4 mins

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The rise of the AI operating executive

Cox Automotive’s Marianne Johnson is writing the playbook for a new kind of multifaceted leader capable of driving companywide AI transformation.

By Dan Roberts

Sep 3, 2026 14 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness IT AlignmentDigital Transformation

Now more than ever, CIOs need to be change agents

Change management has become a huge part of the job as AI presents new challenges to employee adoption.

By Grant Gross

Sep 1, 2026 6 mins

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Why IT projects still fail

Even with strategic alignment among IT and business leaders, technical and transformational initiatives still fall flat at an unacceptable rate. Here’s how IT can learn from its mistakes.

By Mary K. Pratt

Aug 31, 2026 13 mins

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From ‘Department of No’ to ‘Department of Know’

How CISOs can enable business transformation with a zero trust architecture

By Zscaler

Oct 24, 2021

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5 hard truths of change management

The tools driving transformation keep changing. The truths about leading people through it mostly haven’t.

By Stephanie Overby

Aug 25, 2026 9 mins

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CIOs earn AI reprieve, but ROI pressure is surging

CIOs have largely avoided the midyear AI reckoning many feared. But with AI success elusive and costs rising, boards and CEOs are increasing scrutiny of returns and investments alike.

By Grant Gross

Aug 18, 2026 7 mins

BudgetingBusiness IT AlignmentIT Strategy

CIOs risk being sidelined in enterprise AI initiatives

Should the CEO, or a CAIO, lead AI deployment? If that happens, the CIO can be shut out of the action.

By Grant Gross

Aug 3, 2026 7 mins

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4 recs for CIOs to optimize AI budgets and improve sustainability

For CIOs to get the most out of token consumption and reduce emissions, driving efficiencies within AI applications and data centers should be a priority.

By Nicholas D. Evans

Jul 22, 2026 7 mins

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7 issues impacting AI strategies — and how CIOs should respond

From increased ROI pressure to engendering trust in AI solutions, IT leaders must navigate a range of complex concerns to ensure their AI initiatives have targeted, cost-effective impact.

By Mary K. Pratt

Jul 20, 2026 12 mins

BudgetingBusiness IT AlignmentChange Management

AI makes its case against the ‘business-savvy CIO’

Is it time for CIOs to be business people, not technology people, as the pundit class perennially claims? AI tells us no.

By Bob Lewis

Jul 17, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness IT AlignmentIT Leadership

Beware of AI costs hidden in plain sight

Organizational AI spending can be found lurking in vendor renewals, usage-based pricing, and business unit budgets. Some CIOs have full visibility into AI costs. Most don’t.

By Stephanie Overby

Jun 30, 2026 7 mins

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How to put a clear AI strategy into focus

In order for IT leaders and their organizations to drive productivity and limit liabilities, it’s essential to first establish a cohesive AI vision. Here, I offer some inside track from my book, The Ultimate Disruptor, on how to map out a plan.

By Tim Scannell

Jun 18, 2026 6 mins

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Articles

65% of employees would love to roll back workplace AI

The rise of the AI operating executive

Now more than ever, CIOs need to be change agents

Why IT projects still fail

From ‘Department of No’ to ‘Department of Know’

5 hard truths of change management

CIOs earn AI reprieve, but ROI pressure is surging

CIOs risk being sidelined in enterprise AI initiatives

4 recs for CIOs to optimize AI budgets and improve sustainability

7 issues impacting AI strategies — and how CIOs should respond

AI makes its case against the ‘business-savvy CIO’

Beware of AI costs hidden in plain sight

How to put a clear AI strategy into focus

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