Looking to lead technology teams in 2025? Follow this CDO's advice

Successful leadership in the year ahead will likely require embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and related solutions. At the same time, those aspiring to lead technology innovation also need to promote greater human intuition and creativity. That balance means walking a delicate line between automation and human creativity, said a chief digital officer and former chief information officer.

With AI now readily available online and embedded within vendor solutions, there's a temptation to automate as much work as possible as some experts suggest it's cheaper and often more reliable than humans. 

Also: AI transformation is the new digital transformation. Here's why that change matters

I spoke to Carrie Rasmussen, executive vice president and chief digital officer at Dayforce at the company's recent customer conference, and she said modern IT leaders must keep human and machine intelligence at an equal level, balancing the strengths ...