11 lies CIOs will tell themselves in 2022

A key member of your leadership team isn’t giving you straight information. Which is distressing, because straight, unvarnished, accurate perspectives are what you need most when formulating IT’s strategies and plans.

Sadly, you can’t escape the worst deceiver on your team. That’s because the worst deceiver is the one you see when you look in a mirror.

You know who I’m talking about. It’s the person you’re most likely to trust – who’s most likely to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear.

Yourself.

But don’t worry. Unlike any other deceiver on your leadership team, you don’t have to resort to drastic measures to deal with your self-deceptions. You just need to take off the blinders that steer your head away from unwelcome information. To get you started, I’ve compiled a list of lies you’re most likely telling yourself about what 2022 has in store.

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