Technology ebbs and flows. One day, certain processes or devices are hot, and the next day they’re not. Your job as a technology executive is to ensure your company invests in the technologies that are heating up and planning on sticking around while avoiding the trends that are fated to fade fast.

Internet of things, artificial intelligence, automation and 3D printing are just some of the technologies predicted to dominate in 2018. Understanding how these trends will impact your business is essential to succeeding as an IT professional. Not only do you need to know the value of these technologies to your company, but you need to make the call on whether they are worth investing in for your business.

Even with these concerns, you still need to worry about the more standard issues facing leaders: How inclusive is your organization? How well does your group’s services solve clients’ problems? To help you avoid getting lost in the technical aspects, seven members of Forbes Technology Council share the most important thing that technology executives need to be doing differently today to equip themselves to be successful. Here is what they had to say:

1. Implement Diversity And Inclusion Practices

Tech executives today must be implementing diversity and inclusion practices across the organization. In order to attract and retain top talent, the executive team must ensure that recruitment, hiring and management practices are inclusive. – Jess Gartner, Allovue

2. Humanize Leadership And Technology

In an era of rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and machine learning in every walk of our lives, humanization of leadership and technology has become more important than ever in successful technology leadership. – Gigi Kizhakkechethipuzha, Virtina