Executives rarely use collaboration technologies, and some argue their usage would be more widespread if they set the example. When an executive uses a technology for communicating or collaborating, they force other managers and staff to use it too.

But what about CIOs themselves? eWEEK asked respondents whether they agreed with this statement: "The CIO of my company is a strong, visible advocate of collaboration." Eighty-two percent of top IT executives agreed. What do other IT staffers think? We have that data too: Just 60 percent of IT managers, directors and other IT executives who aren't the top IT executive think <A HREF="http://blogs.cioinsight.com/research_central/content001/do_cios_care_about_collaboration_1.html?kc=EWKNLEDP031208B">their CIO is a strong advocate of collaboration.</A>