CIOs feel confident to step into strategic leadership roles. CIOs see themselves very clearly as leaders in their companies and believe they are aligning more closely with key business objectives. In addition, CIOs are evolving their skills in change management--a key attribute given the degrees of transformational change that many CEOs believe necessary for the long-term success of their companies. CIOs are emerging as leaders of innovation and bringing those ideas to the table, putting their end-to-end knowledge of the business to use in thinking through new technology-based opportunities.