Ask a room of experienced CIOs what they would tell their younger selves and you get the human lessons that took decades to learn, the ones no course teaches and no job description prepares you for. CIOs have told us about the instinct to be the hero instead of asking for help, the courage to stop a failing programme rather than keep sinking cost into it, walking away from a lucrative role where the culture was wrong, and leading through crisis and uncertainty.
Summerfest is a reflective evening built around story and networking, with a senior leadership voice from outside the room’s usual world.
What we’ll explore
The leadership lesson you learned the hardest way, and whether you’d have listened sooner
When the instinct to be the hero cost you more than it saved
What it looks like to lead by creating space for your team, rather than directing everything
What determines how well a leader performs under pressure: personality, preparation or culture
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Speakers and Panellists
Find out more about the speakers and our panellists
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