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                                      Relationships, Adaptability, & the Future of Business Technology Leadership

                                      May 08 2025

                                      The future of business technology leadership is being reshaped daily; by AI, cloud-native operations, decentralized decision-making, and rapidly shifting business demands. In this evolving landscape, titles matter less than mindset. Whether you’re a CIO, a VP of engineering, a security leader, or a digital transformation manager, the way you lead through technology is changing.

                                      What defines today’s most effective business technology leaders?

                                      More than technical skills, it’s relationships, adaptability, and a security-first mindset that separate those who influence the business from those who simply serve it.

                                      1. Relationships: The core competency for every tech leader

                                        If you strip away the org chart and the architecture diagrams, business is ultimately about people. Companies are made up of people. So are partners, vendors, and customers.

                                        Relationships are the foundation skill in business, and life.

                                        The ability to build intentional, trust-based relationships isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s a must. Especially now, as more technology decisions are being made outside of traditional IT structures. Business units are sourcing their own solutions. AI agents are entering workflows. The old command-and-control models are gone.

                                        Modern tech leaders must build bridges, across departments, across silos, with customers, with partners, and across skill sets. You can’t lead what you can’t influence, and you can’t influence without trust.

                                        This comes up often in my coaching work. I hear talented leaders express frustration about not having strong relationships with members of the executive team, peers in other departments, or even the board. But when I dig a little deeper, I often find that these leaders aren’t actually taking the time to meet one-on-one with these individuals. Their only interactions happen in large meetings—where real relationship-building is nearly impossible.

                                        And here’s something many leaders overlook: group meetings are opportunities to build relationships, if you show up with intention. If someone is in attendance whom you want to connect with or influence, prepare ahead of time. Understand what matters to them. Come with thoughtful questions. Actively listen, offer brief but relevant insights, and look for moments to demonstrate that you’re not just engaged, but informed, collaborative, and forward-thinking.

                                        Plan to be heard, and heard in a way that enhances your perception as an engaged and enlightened leader. You don’t need to dominate the conversation. But you do need to show up in a way that leaves a positive impression.

                                        Here’s what you can do: Start by building a relationship matrix. Map out your internal and external relationships, where you’re strong, where you’re weak, and where you’re invisible. Then invest time and intentionality in building the right connections. Use one-on-one conversations to go deeper, use group settings to show leadership presence, and consider working with a coach or mentor to sharpen your relationship-building mindset and methods. These are no longer soft skills. They’re strategic differentiators.

                                        2. Adaptability: From reacting to leading change

                                        If change is the only constant, then adaptability is your power move.

                                        In today’s fast-paced tech environment, success doesn’t come from resisting change, it comes from embracing it, leading through it, and helping others navigate it confidently.

                                        The most effective leaders model adaptability for their teams and peers. They stay curious. They challenge assumptions. They keep moving forward when plans shift, because they always do. Whether it’s new AI capabilities, a shift in business priorities, or emerging security threats, adaptability is what keeps you relevant and impactful.

                                        In many organizations, key technology decisions are being shaped by the business. The opportunity for IT leaders is to move from gatekeeper to strategic enabler, providing the frameworks, insights, and guardrails that help the business make smarter, more scalable, and secure decisions.

                                        3. Security: A shared responsibility and a strategic advantage

                                          Security is no longer the domain of just the CISO or the infosec team. Security is everyone’s responsibility, and every tech leader’s opportunity.

                                          Whether you’re implementing SaaS apps, deploying cloud infrastructure, or supporting data analytics, you play a role in how risk is managed and mitigated. In fact, many of today’s most impactful business technologists are helping their organizations embed security thinking into every decision, not after the fact, but upfront.

                                          Security isn’t about saying “no.” It’s about enabling the business to move faster, with confidence, knowing that the right protections are in place.

                                          And again, it comes back to relationships. Navigating risk in a decentralized, fast-moving environment requires cross-functional trust, clarity, and collaboration.

                                          The modern business tech leader: Beyond the org chart

                                          You don’t need to be the CIO to think and lead like one.

                                          Today’s most influential business technology leaders:

                                          • Build trust across teams, departments and the board.
                                          • Stay adaptable and curious, especially in the face of uncertainty.
                                          • Bring a business-first lens to every tech conversation.
                                          • Help shape decisions with a blend of innovation, pragmatism, and risk awareness.
                                          • Invest in people-first leadership in a technology-first world.

                                          Final thoughts

                                          You don’t have to wait for a title to lead differently.

                                          In this era of agentic AI, distributed tech adoption, and constant disruption, human skills are the true differentiators. Relationships, adaptability, and strategic awareness aren’t soft skills—they’re the hard skills of business technology leadership.

                                          So don’t leave your relationships to chance. Don’t let change control you. And don’t delegate security thinking to someone else. Lean in. Lead forward. That’s the path of the modern business technology leader.

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                                          Joe Topinka
                                          Joe Topinka is a visionary CIO, mentor, and speaker, transforming IT into business assets with agile, high-performing teams and proven leadership success.
                                          Joe Topinka is a visionary CIO, mentor, and speaker, transforming IT into business assets with agile, high-performing teams and proven leadership success.

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