Tom Davies column in Governing magazine discusses the things that new public sector CIOs struggle with when they've been used to working in the private sector. Reading the issues was a trip down memory lane. I think they all must be reading my blog. :-) Here's some of the issues that they mentioned:

• Process is more important than results
• Bottom-line focused individuals hit the wall pretty quickly
• Management tools are different
• Stovepipes and a lack of enterprise vision
• A lack of transparency in the budgeting and rate process
• Politics
• The slow pace of change

Not surprisingly, no one mentioned the legislature, legislative staff, or the the press. There are some things you don't talk about until after you leave.