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3 Overlooked Attributes of a CDO
Confronting the tidal wave known as digitization
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When the CDO accelerates
digitization by bringing in too
much simultaneous change, it’s
not digital transformation.
It’s just chaos.
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Confronting the tidal wave known
as digitization, some CEOs call for
a lifeboat in the form of a Chief
Digital Officer (CDO).
But do they have the right set of
capabilities?
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A CDO must have…
The ability to assess the organization’s
capacity for change.
CDOs should be both idea creators and
change accelerators, and should
determine the rate at which their
companies can absorb change.
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A CDO must have…
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An understanding of technology
architectures.
CEOs would benefit from finding a
CDO with a strong architectural
sensibility, to combine customer
engagement advancements with the
technology that enables it.

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A CDO must have…
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Creativity in how things get done.
Partnerships inside the company are
an obvious starting place. Creativity
extends to relationships outside the
company walls, and to new formats
for doing work.

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