IT leadership is a demanding role in which; paradoxically; technology plays only a minor part. The people and process aspects are much more important; which is why many successful IT leaders hail from non-technical backgrounds. The ability to build teams with the requisite mix of skills and personalities; the capacity for bridging the divide between tech and the rest of the business; and the vision to see which way the wind is blowing and adapt accordingly are common to almost all great IT leaders.