A seat at the table

Legend has it that high in the inner sanctum of each company there is a hallowed table around which senior executives sit and formulate strategy. Whether an IRO attains a seat at this table isn’t dependent on title, seniority, experience level or education, but on his or her ability to impart wisdom in good times and bad. Those that have earned management’s confidence have demonstrated, often over several years, a deep knowledge of the company’s business and insight into whatever