Subject: Legendary CIO Anil Cheriyan on timing and delivering innovation that matters

Advice for investing and balancing innovation with day-to-day IT requirements

On a recent episode of the podcast, CIO legend Anil Cheriyan reflected on his decades-long career and the principles and philosophies he’s applied to successfully innovate, collaborate, and lead people and transformations.


After the show, we spent some more time discussing emerging technologies and his decision-making process for investing in them, as well as what CIOs need to do to establish an innovative culture that also delivers on IT fundamentals. Read this bonus Q&A with Anil for more tangible advice and insights from his legendary leadership playbook.

Coming Up Wednesday, Sept. 11: Steve Davis and Ken Spangler


For our next episode, I’ve invited two experts on what it takes to build and lead a highly adaptive organization, one that is able to withstand and thrive through all manner of disruption. Former Accenture Managing Director Steve Davis has led some of the largest agile transformations and at a global scale. Ken Spangler’s leadership and vision at FedEx enabled teams to execute and deliver on some of the most leading-edge technology in the transportation and logistics industry.


Drawing on their combined 60 years of experience, Steve and Ken have developed the Adaptive Quotient (AQ), a set of five quotients of advanced adaptability that differentiate adaptive companies from the rest. Tune in Wednesday, Sept. 11 as we unpack these quotients and explore why the demands for leadership, team, and organizational adaptability have never been greater.