Background: I am an IT Director at a medium-size company. Previously I ran a small ISP. I would like to transition to CIO of a large company eventually.
I really am looking for direction to get me there. I do not have experience on ERP systems and probably will not(here), but I do have control of B-B exchange supporting $2B tranactions/year and all the bells and whistles to support that environment.
So here is the question, what should I do to start the transition from the Director level to the Executive level? Here are the options that I am considering:
1. More Technical Certifications: (MCSD, CCIE, CISSP, etc…) I currently have some certs, but do not want to be roped into the appearance of one specialty such as routers, networks, or secuity and I don’t want to be labeled too technical.
2. MBA Degree from a good school.
3. Change jobs. (If so, what type of job should I look for?)
Thanks for your comments.