Marc Lewis, CEO of Westport, Conn.-based Leadership Capital Group LLC, an executive search firm that has placed several turnaround CIOs in large corporations comments,

Agility is key, he says. Candidates must be able to work in companies of various sizes across a range of industries and geographies. From the outside, he says, past success is the best indicator of future performance, so companies looking for a turnaround CIO "would like to see some notches on the belt, and preferably more than just one."

From the inside, turnaround CIO Roger J. Jones says it's important to be a quick study and to be decisive. "You have to make quick decisions and accept that you're going to get some of them wrong," he says.

Arent these characteristics relevant / required for any type of CIO??

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