'Your real challenge is not tech': The modern leader's approach

Stop thinking through a technical lens, says CTO Kingsley Hibbert

Tom Allen
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Even if all you have is a hammer, you shouldn't see every challenge as a nail
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Even if all you have is a hammer, you shouldn't see every challenge as a nail

IT leaders tend to look on technology as a solution to every problem, but for real success you need to go deeper.

The technology industry has a habit of getting very excited about technology. Hardly surprising, but not helpful when it's the only lens you can see through to solve business challenges.  Kingsl...

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