What CIOs must do after the board meeting

Ahead of board meetings, CIOs refine slides, rehearse talking points, anticipate questions, and align with the executive team. Then they walk in, deliver their presentation, answer a few questions, and breathe a sigh of relief when it’s over. The problem, according to several experienced CIOs-turned-board-directors, is that many tech leaders treat the board meeting as a discrete event rather than part of a relationship.