When looking to innovate or build strategic initiatives, often IT leaders can often fall into the trap of allowing the environment to determine their outlook. Locandro insists that each organization will operate differently and while some are highly structured and others operate more freely, each will have its own potential for innovation to occur.

"Good people can thrive in all environments and I believe that IT leaders in small and growing businesses have the greatest opportunity to do more with IT," he said. "Resources will always be available if you can prove your value to the business."