Climbing up the CIO food chain

If you're a midmarket CIO who feels ready to move to a larger company, prepare to be questioned about your ability to scale. Focus on points of relevance between your experience and the new role. Show how much more important these points are than sheer numbers. Sharpen your influencing skills. Be aware of the technologies available in the market and how to use them to improve efficiency or profitability. Also, make sure you've created allies in other departments in your current company; in smaller companies, your relationship with your boss is the key to gaining approval for a big IT decision; in larger organizations, you rely on your circle of influence. Adapt to a new management style. In many smaller companies, the original owners are still running the show, but in larger companies, most members of the executive team gained their experience elsewhere. Also, upgrade your communication abilities; they are key in larger companies.

Learn more about moving to a larger company:
- read the article at CIO Asia