Read moreThe Wall Street Journal has a great article—Keys to Spotting a Flawed CEO Before It's Too Late (registration required)—that got me considering the same question for CIOs: How do you identify a bad CIO? What are the tell-tale signs? Is it possible for recruiters and hiring managers to read the writing on the wall before they hire the stinker CIO?
What are your tell-tale signs that a CIO is a bad one?I came up with a few ideas, but I want you to add to my list:
* High employee turnover.
* Rehashing the same ideas, projects and technologies that s/he's implemented in all previous CIO positions.
* Firing existing employees and replacing them with people who've worked for him/her in the past.