Every CIO role is different, as every enterprise's tech needs are different. Therein lies the allure of 'turnaround CIOs' who step into interim roles to shake things up, revamp the old, and create invigorating, new IT infrastructures. As experts relate, change management skills are the essential tool for tech leaders in such a role. They're often heavily experienced, and have the strength to come in and make those necessary, and often very hard, decisions to make IT strong once again. Find out from current turnaruond CIOs what's needed to do the job and whether it might be a career option for you down the road as well.

For more on the role of the turnaround CIO:
- read this in-depth feature at CIO