Chapter 5
Mapping Your Future
Executive Summary
If you really want to know what's going on in the world of corporate IT, ask an executive recruiter. If you really want to know which career strategies are effective—and which are not—you can find out by talking to an executive recruiter. The folks in this chapter have placed many of the CIOs working today at top companies all over the world. They offer some great advice, and I sincerely hope that you pick up a helpful nugget or two from the pages that follow.
I have always made it a priority to invite the crème de la crème of executive recruiters to my CIO events, and as a result, I have built a sturdy network of experts upon whom I can rely for highly precise, up-to-the-minute knowledge about the state of IT executive leadership.
Time after time, the insight of these executive recruiters has proven invaluable to me. That's why the first chapter of this book focuses on their observations and perspectives on the rapidly changing universe of executive IT leadership.
Most of the critical knowledge contained in this chapter has been gleaned from a series of exclusive, in-depth interviews conducted with top executive recruiters at leading global search firms. I have personally known most of these executive recruiters for many years, and I truly value their collective wisdom.
After all, they are paid to ignore the hype and self-promotion that tends to shroud the truth about many organizations. It's almost as if they have some kind of ...
