Erika Maguire

Lefebvre is one of the fortunate ones. While many organizations state their commitment to women and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), women are often not making it to the top ranks of tech leadership.

“The importance of offering flexibility cannot be understated,” says Joe Weider, senior vice president (SVP) and CTO at Lincoln Financial Group. “When we’re recruiting, as soon as we introduce our hybrid work model, we start to get a lot more interest.

Today’s technology leaders understand their role has changed. It's not enough to be an expert or specialist or independent operator. Instead, technology leadership is now a team sport—and that places an emphasis on the abilities of leaders to collaborate, communicate, coordinate, and cocreate. Tech leaders should lead a synchronized team with multiple talents and competencies, all working toward the transformation of the enterprise.