The CIO's job is about change

If you have too much work and wish to lose some of it, remember that old saying: be careful what you wish for. There are plenty of efforts underway to decentralize the CIO's operation, outsource the work and shrink the scope of the position. Or your CEO may decide to push IT work into other business units. And that may not be the best way for you to operate effectively or for the CIO operation to be successful. If the decision is already made by your CEO, the best advice may be to say, "How can I help?" It may be that you aren't fired, but your job duties shrink. In any event, flexibility is the name of the game. The CIO's job is a moving target. How to save money is the first order of business at any level. 

Also remember that someone who is successful in a centralized management structure may not be a good fit with a decentralized one. And no matter how the operation is revised, decentralization might be a good way for you to learn a new experience so you are a win-win employee regardless where the chips fall.

For more about the changing CIO job:
- See this Computerworld Article