Guest 1: Brian Simmermon
Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Subaru of America, Inc.
Guest 2: Gerry McCartney
Title: VP of Technology and CIO, Purdue University
Guest 3: Kevin Walker
Title: SVP and CIO, American Electric Power
A CIO's success depends on how well he/she influences a variety of internal and external people/teams, and it is particularly difficult to get things done when dealing with a random group of people that he/she doesn't directly manage. Influence management is the ability to influence others, especially those that an IT leader may lack direct influence over. How important isthis skill for a CIO? How can an IT leader develop this skill?