I’ve sat in boardrooms on both sides of the table – as an internal Head of IT and as an external advisor. I’ve also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors “Foundations of Directorship” course. The pattern is consistent: technology gets treated as operational support rather than part of digital strategy.
IT appears on the agenda when something’s broken or budget’s needed. The rest of the time, technology decisions happen elsewhere – usually in response to immediate problems rather than strategic planning.
This article was first published on the ENVEE Digital blog.
