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In this episode of the Agilists: Aspire and Achieve podcast, host Emily Lint chats with Alena Keck about the realities of leading international teams across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. About the Featured Guest: Alena Keck is an experienced Transformation Leader who has led complex, enterprise-wide change initiatives across Europe and the U.S.—from building an omnichannel Digital Solution Center at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA, driving engineering transformation at Aptiv, and aligning digital strategy and ways of working at Porsche, to heading the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence at Vodafone/VOIS. Her passion: driving purposeful transformation that delivers sustainable value—with people always at the core. Follow her on linked in at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alena-keck/ The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared. Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile to help spread the word and continue to elevate Women in Agile. About our Host: Emily Lint is a budding industry leader in the realm of business agility. Energetic and empathetic she leverages her knowledge of psychology, business, technology, and mindfulness to create a cocktail for success for her clients and peers. Her agile journey officially started in 2018 with a big move from Montana to New Mexico going from traditional ITSM and project management methodologies to becoming an agile to project management translator for a big government research laboratory. From then on she was hooked on this new way of working. The constant innovation, change, and retrospection cured her ever present craving to enable organizations to be better, do better, and provide an environment where her co-workers could thrive. Since then she has started her own company and in partnership with ICON Agility Services serves, coaches, and trains clients of all industries in agile practices, methodologies, and most importantly, mindset. Please check out her website (www.lintagility.com) to learn more. You can also follow Emily on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylint/).
AI is innovating at a rapid rate. After generative AI took the ERP ecosystem--and the larger tech industry--by storm in recent years, agentic AI is quickly capturing the attention of the community. It makes sense, as the capabilities enabled by agentic AI solutions are staggering. And SAP is introducing agentic-infused solutions, further enabling its customers. But what exactly IS agentic AI? What can it accomplish for users? In the latest ASUG Talks Roundtable, host Jim Lichtenwalter is rejoined by AI thought leaders, Paul Modderman, Founding AI Engineer at Nova Intelligence; and Anurag Barua, Transformation Leader at SAP. The three build on their previous conversation (focused on generative AI) and dive deep into the development and utility of agentic AI. Key TopicsPractical applications of agentic AI Measures enterprises can take to mitigate data hallucinations The role SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) has in enable agentic AI solutions Around the ASUG Ecosystem Register for the ASUG Community Conversation Business Transformation Management: Making the Case for Change—and Proving It on July 24.
Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Angela Brandt, Chief Administrative Officer, ProMedica Health System, and Daryl Tol, Transformation Leader, General Catalyst, about how health care organizations can navigate the continuing transformation of U.S. health care. They discuss some of the headwinds facing the health care industry and issues related to provider partnerships, artificial intelligence, payer mix, consolidation and integration, and the role lawyers can play in health care transformation.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BamLo2_vZe0Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast. Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
Dive into the world of Crocs with host Sarah Nagle as we explore how this iconic brand has revolutionized comfort footwear while staying true to its original vision of self-expression and authenticity. From their humble beginnings as a boat shoe to their current status as a global phenomenon, we uncover the secrets to Crocs' enduring appeal and innovative spirit.In this episode, we explore:The origin story of Crocs and their journey from a simple boat shoe to a cultural icon.How Crocs balances maintaining its classic clog design with pushing boundaries through collaborations and new designs.The importance of comfort and personalization in the Crocs brand identity, as seen through Jibbitz and the vast array of colors and styles available.Crocs' commitment to sustainability and its efforts to incorporate eco-friendly materials into its products.A special "Vurb" segment where we chat with an AI companion representing the Classic Clog, exploring everything from its origins to its wildest dreams of collaborating with NASA.User perspectives on what they would ask their Crocs if they could talk, highlighting the personal connection people have with their shoes.Featured Guest:Shelby Collins, Transformation Leader at Crocs, shares her insights on how the brand maintains its authentic message while continuing to innovate in the ever-evolving footwear industry.Key Takeaways:Crocs' success stems from staying true to its original vision of comfort, self-expression, and inclusivity.The brand's innovative approach involves balancing the iconic clog with new designs and collaborations, appealing to diverse consumer groups.Jibbitz exemplify Crocs' dedication to personalization, allowing wearers to express their individuality.Crocs is committed to sustainability, utilizing recycled materials and constantly seeking new ways to reduce its environmental impact.The "Vurb" segment provides a unique and engaging way to explore the Classic Clog's personality and potential.What would you ask your Crocs if they could talk? Join the conversation using #AIPoweredByPeople or connect with us on social media. Download the Vurbs app for iOS and Google Play to chat with Classic and other Vurbs and even create your own!Special Thanks:Shelby Collins (Crocs), Brooke, Joe, Alyssa, and Heather (Crocs users).Production Credits:Produced and edited by Sarah Nagle. Social media by Katie Sizemore. Research by Analeis Larson.Vurvey.com
Revolutionizing tax functions is no longer a distant dream—it's happening now. This episode delves into the groundbreaking transformation of tax departments from cost centers to strategic powerhouses. Dave Helmer, EY Global Tax and Finance Operate Leader, and Daren R. Campbell, EY Americas Tax Technology and Transformation Leader, share their expertise on how Generative AI or GenAI and other cutting-edge technologies are elevating tax departments from mere cost centers to strategic business partners. The discussion explores how innovative tax strategies are influencing everything from supply chain management to corporate transactions, demonstrating the far-reaching impact of a modernized tax function. This episode examines the challenges and opportunities facing today's tax professionals. From talent acquisition to technological integration, it provides insights for finance leaders aiming to unlock the full potential of their tax departments and drive business value in an AI-driven world. Learn how forward-thinking companies are leveraging their tax functions to navigate complex regulatory environments, drive efficiency, and inform critical business decisions. Discussed in This Episode The role tax plays in partnership with finance and business decision-making How Generative AI is helping CFOs transform tax operations Challenges in tax data management and integration within finance operations AI use cases in tax How tax functions integrate seamlessly into finance Initial steps for AI adoption Change management in AI adoption
ASUG Talks dives deep into the technology of the moment: artificial intelligence. In this roundtable, Jim Lichtenwalter, ASUG Content Manager, is joined by two AI experts: Paul Modderman, SAP AI Director, Mindset ConsultingAnurag Barua, Transformation Leader, SAPOver the past 18 months, SAP has taken massive strides in developing AI solutions and embedding them across its entire suite of solutions. During the conversation, Modderman and Barua lend their expertise to articulate the value of AI and how enterprises can embrace these solutions. Key topics covered in the discussion include: Steps enterprises can take to effectively leverage AI solutions in their IT landscapes. The importance of data security and governance and how SAP approaches this critical topic. The future state of AI and what development trends are telling us about where the technology is going.
Loren Lahav joins us to share her transformative insights on staying true to yourself and owning every single aspect of your life- and staying in balance with it all while radiating brilliantly! Loren is a renowned author, speaker, and coach with over 35 years of experience in personal development. Her latest book, Stay True, is a heartfelt guide to living authentically, and her upcoming event, Own It 2025 in Las Vegas (March 7-9), promises to inspire and empower attendees to embrace their brilliance. In this conversation, Loren reveals how staying true and owning it intertwine to create a life of authenticity and empowerment. From balancing life's facets to overcoming obstacles like comparison and impatience, Loren shares actionable strategies, personal stories, and practical tips for living a fulfilled life. Key Takeaways: The Evolution of "Own It": How Loren's event grew from Own Your Worth to Own It and what it means to truly own every part of your life. Balancing Life's Facets: Loren's diamond analogy for living a brilliant life by paying attention to the facets that matter—health, relationships, career, and contribution. Naming Your Categories: Loren's unique approach to making life's priorities exciting, like "Fit Foxy Endurance Vixen" for health and "Magnificent Mama" for parenting. Patiently Persistent: How to stay committed to your goals with gratitude and resilience, even when things take time. Manifestation Boards vs. Vision Boards: Loren's methodology for long-term manifestation, emphasizing action and persistence. Practical Tools for Stress Management: Breathing techniques, connection with nature, and setting rituals for balance and calm. Contribution in Action: Loren's incredible initiative hosting birthday parties for Title One schools, offering kids joy and a sense of belonging. Mentions and Links: Loren Lahav's website: https://www.lorenlahav.com Stay True by Loren Lahav: https://www.lorenlahav.com/stay-true Own It 2025 event details: https://www.lorenlahav.com/own-it Birthday Party Initiative: Reach out to Loren for details on starting one in your community. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (for literacy support): https://imaginationlibrary.com Jim Rohn on "The Seasons of Life" Tony Robbins' Wheel of Life: https://www.tonyrobbins.com Action Steps for Listeners: Reflect on your own "facets of life" and consider naming them to bring excitement and focus. Create a manifestation board that aligns with your long-term vision and pair it with actionable steps. Reach out to someone today—a text, call, or small act of kindness—to strengthen your connections. Explore Loren's book and consider attending Own It 2025 for an immersive, life-changing experience. Start your own initiative—big or small—to make a difference in your community. _____________ Please remember to rate, review, and follow the show – and share with a friend! Find Amy's affiliates and discount codes: https://amyedwards.info/affiliatepage All links: amyedwards.info Instagram: @realamyedwards Fight For Her: fightforher.net TikTok: @themagicbabe YouTube: YouTube Channel Podcast: The Amy Edwards Show Podcast Free Course: The Ageless Mindset Full Course: The Youthfulness Hack Work with Amy: Book a Call Let's get you to your HAPPIEST and most RADIANT! Book a call to apply to work together one-on-one: https://amyedwards.as.me/15mincall Amy's hair by https://www.thecollectiveatx.com Get my FREE course "The Ageless Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Look Younger and Feel Happier!" HERE: https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-ageless-mindset-the-ultimate-guide-to-look-younger-feel-happier Get the full course “The Youthfulness Hack: The Secret System to Reverse Aging Fast and Create a New, Radiant You!” Out now! https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-youthfulness-hack
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, we explore the world of retail transformation with Leonie McCarthy, a visionary leader in technology-driven innovation. Leonie’s ability to bridge the gap between technology and business goals has made her a trusted advisor and catalyst for change across customer-centric organisations. Who is Leonie McCarthy? As the owner of 6R Retail, Leonie brings over 20 years of expertise in implementing transformative solutions like ERP, PIM, PLM, and eCommerce systems. Her work has enhanced operational efficiency and elevated customer experiences. Known for her practical and collaborative leadership style, Leonie empowers teams to view technology as a strategic advantage rather than just a support function. Building Momentum Through Leadership and Innovation Leonie’s leadership philosophy is rooted in creating opportunities for teams, fostering collaboration, and aligning technology with overarching business strategies. She emphasises the importance of seeing technology not just as a tool, but as a driver of growth and competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving retail landscape. Join us as Leonie shares her journey, from navigating complex projects to leading successful organisational change. She discusses how she balances driving innovation with nurturing talent and how retail businesses can adapt to meet shifting customer expectations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's tempting to swoop in and try to make your mark when you start a new job as a transformation leader. But is that the best course of action? Join Sergio Tortora, Senior Transformation Leader, former GE, PwC, AIG, and Nellie Wartoft as they discuss the research you should do before signing a contract, the important questions to ask once you're on the job, and how to structure your first 90 days. Connect with: Nellie Wartoft CEO of Tigerhall Chair of the Executive Council for Leading Change (ECLC) nellie@tigerhall.com Music: Breathe by RYGO | https://soundcloud.com/francesco-rigolon Everything You Need Is By Your Side by Vlad Gluschenko | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://soundcloud.com/vgl9
Paula O'Toole, Chief Operating Officer at Ausfine Foods, is known as an energetic and visionary Transformation Leader. From the pivotal role of data in AI. It explores transitions during COVID-19 to insights on the controversial debate on flexibility, to real advice for future leaders… PART 2 OF EPISODE 35 IS NOW LIVE!
Paula O'Toole, Chief Operating Officer at Ausfine Foods, is known as an energetic and visionary Transformation Leader. As a seasoned CIO, Paula's expertise lies in operational and IT strategy, with standout skills in strategic planning, digital strategy, and technology leadership, making her a key figure in modern business transformation. PART 1 OF EPISODE 35 IS NOW LIVE!
Episode 9: Perspective - Strategies to Broaden Awareness and the Impact it has on Vision and Success. Recorded October 22nd, 2024 Todays Guest: Luann Horobin, BAHS, MCC – Career Strategist, Career and Leadership Coach, Mentor Coach, Advanced NLP, Transformation Leader, Leadership Circle & Birkman Certified Facilitator, Instructor and Trainer Most people are constrained in their lives by limiting beliefs. When people learn how to challenge and change these limiting beliefs, they come to know that they are more capable than they ever imagined. "Your perspective is your reality" is truer than most people realize. Limiting beliefs are a part of perspective. We will discuss ways we can change our perspectives which will provide us opportunities to work on changing our realities too. In our podcast we will discuss how to use simple daily practices to overcome obstacles, drama, fear and dysfunction in our lives.
In the digital marketing space, conventional wisdom suggests that the only way to be successful is to show up everywhere and shout louder than everyone else.In other words be an extrovert or be irrelevant.But what if you could build a system that takes advantages of your strengths and allows you to be who you are - even if you're an introvert?That's what we're talking about this week with special guest, Dan Keldsen. Dan is Chief Innovation Officer and Digital Transformation Leader at Infocap and is host of the Next Future Today podcast. So if you've ever wondered how introverts can excel in the extrovert-driven world of digital marketing, stay tuned to learn how you can build systems that work with your personality & avoid changing who you are.ResourcesConnect with Dan KeldsenIf you're looking for video marketing tips and personal branding tips on topics like:*How do I get more visibility online?*How do I grow my personal brand?*How do I stand out from the crowd?*How do I break through the noise?*How do I monetize my content marketing?*How do I use video marketing to get more clients?Then sign up for a FREE Standout On Video Discovery CallThanks for listening to The Standout Business Show: Content Marketing Tips, Personal Brand Tips & Video Marketing Tips for coaches, consultants & agencies.If you liked this episode please leave us a 5 start review & share it with a friend!
Matt Gibbs, Pharmacy Transformation Leader at Blue Shield of California, discusses shifting away from traditional PBMs, embracing transparency, and creating a modular pharmacy model. He shares insights on cutting ties with CVS, partnering with Amazon for mail service, and using modern technology to empower health plans. Learn more at:Blue Shield of CaliforniaThe Business of Pharmacy Podcast
Guillermo Miranda is a seasoned senior executive with extensive leadership experience in complex global environments, driving digital platforms and user-centered business initiatives to accelerate skills and people performance across global organizations. In January 2024 he launched atlas copilot in London, UK. This is the first GenAI Copilot for HR Professionals, as a Co-Founder he leads Product & Platform Development.Shownotes00:00 - Intro & Context05:14 - Erfahrungen in der Wirtschaft und Gründung von Atlas Computer10:01 - Praktische Anwendung von Atlas Copilot20:38 - Zukunft der Arbeit und Rolle von KILinksGuest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalmirandag/details/experience/Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.compplwise: https://pplwise.com/https://atlascopilot.com/
Feel Good From Within with Yvette Le Blowitz - #SPAITGIRL Podcast EP.211 - You Are Not Depressed: You Are Un-Finished by Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD, Pyschologist Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and sensed a part of you is missing? Are you no longer the fully whole, vibrant, and courageous person you once were? Often it takes a fall to realise you were meant to soar high all along. Don't accept emotional struggles as a life sentence. Learn how depression and anxiety are our own signals saying, "Wake up, claim your life." In You are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished - Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD helps you to analyse your emotions and your body. To go from managing symptoms to living abundantly. Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD is a Depression Expert, Specialising in High Achievers. He has helped many leaders who have struggled with depression, anxiety, panic attacks and ADHD. Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD is a Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Transformation Leader, and Leadership Coach. He is credited with helping organisations revitalise their culture, driving stronger employee and customer engagement, and developing the next generation of leaders. Ardeshir's received his Ph.D and M.Ed from Columbia University, New York City, in Counseling Organisational, and Research Psychology. He has advanced training in psychoanalysis, group therapy, and team dynamics. The subject of emotional wellness is a reality and priority for Ardeshir. In addition to personally experiencing depression and anxiety while in a key leadership role, he has witnessed firsthand as a coach how it impacts the performance of high achievers. Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD has helped such leaders with his research based The Bill of Emotional Rights. These emotional rights are lifelong fulfillment boosters. Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD is a keynote speaker and a marathon runner. For thirty years, he has been on a quest to pinpoint what depression and anxiety actually are, why they persist, and why executives and high achievers have such high levels of depression and anxiety. His science-based work shows how to "use" depression and anxiety to live a soaring life instead of allowing them to use you. His Book You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished. Is his own hero's journey story. From the outside, people saw his smiling face and high energy. They saw a role model, the "life of the party". However, inside, he was depressed, hurting, feeling numb, and trying hard to keep it all together. You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished by Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD outlines his scientific work as a map for your emotional turnaround. Yvette Le Blowitz Podcast Host talks with Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD Author of You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished to find out how we can use feelings of Depression to Fuel a Soaring Life. In Podcast Episode - EP.211 TRIGGER WARNING - Suicide is discussed in this episode some people may find this triggering if it causes you any distress people seek immediate professional medical assistance. Dr Ardeshir Mehran, PhD shares: - a little bit about himself - insights into his book - You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished. - what is Depression and how can it arise what is Emotional Health and Wellbeing why telling our truth and story is important for our mental health and wellbeing self-care practices to help with depression and anxiety suicide prevention - his own self-care rituals Plus we talk about so much more........ 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Tony is delighted to be joined by Claire Dellar today. Our discussion covers so much that, as a Transformation Leader, you need to be aware of. I promise you you'll leave this show with a new perspective on how you lead change and transformation in your organisation. . #accessibility #Leadership #SuccessStory #transformationalleadership #diversity #inclusion #clairedellar Submit your questions If you want to clarify anything with Tony or Claire, comment below or email Tony. We will make sure to respond. About Tony Lockwood After a 25-year career delivering change and transformation, Tony launched The Transformation Leaders Hub (#TLH) in 2020. Its core focus is to help members stand out from the crowd, build their network with their peers and open up new career opportunities. www.thetransformationleadershub.com Tony's 'day job' is as a Principal Consultant with FSP Consulting Services (FSP), a leading digital transformation specialist, combining real-world experience in business strategy, change and adoption and digital solution delivery. www.fsp.co Tony can be contacted by email at tony@allaboutsuccess.co About Claire Dellar Claire describes herself as a product maverick on a mission to revolutionise healthcare tech. As a neurodiverse wheelchair warrior, she brings a unique perspective to the table, leading game-changing digital NHS products like cancer screening and e-referrals. But she is not just about Epics and service designs – she's a disability blogger and accessibility crusader, championing inclusivity in every product she touches. Follow Claire on YouTube: @WheelchairTangoFoxtrot-gm1vo and follow her #neurodiverse #lifeonwheels through her Wheelchair Tango Foxtrot Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelchairtangofoxtrot? Contact Claire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairedellar/ Transformation Leaders Body of Knowledge (TLBoK) Tony is delighted to launch the first edition of the TLBoK, a definitive resource created for transformation leaders by transformation leaders, providing a comprehensive exploration of strategies, methodologies and insights that have redefined successful organisational change and transformation. Available in all leading bookstores or via the #TLH website - https://thetransformationleadershub.com/tlbok-intro/ About #TLH The Transformation Leaders Hub is a truly global peer-to-peer network for change and transformation professionals. Check it out here. w: www.thetransformationleadershub.com
This two-part episode of the Tax and Law in Focus podcast, hosted by Susannah Streeter, delves into the far-reaching effects of generative AI (GenAI) on the tax sector. To address this pressing topic, the podcast welcomes Marna Ricker, EY Global Vice Chair – Tax; Catalina Garcia Cure, EY Global Tax AI Leader; Daren Campbell, EY Americas Tax Technology and Transformation Leader; and Matthew Duncan, Head of Thought Leadership on the Future of Work, Microsoft. The conversation focuses on how GenAI is poised to revolutionize tax functions. The discussion emphasizes GenAI's role in enhancing efficiency by automating data-heavy tasks and its potential to transform compliance by increasing accuracy and reducing error rates. Notably, GenAI's capability to process and analyze real-time data is highlighted as a game-changer, allowing tax professionals to shift from traditional compliance to a more strategic and advisory role within their organizations. The panelists explore various applications of GenAI, from improving day-to-day operations to reshaping strategic planning and forecasting in tax functions. They also address the cultural shift needed to integrate GenAI successfully, including the necessity for ongoing training and adjustment in workplace dynamics. It discusses the practical steps tax leaders can take to harness its potential effectively, providing a roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into tax practices for enhanced decision-making and strategic advantage. EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. The views of third parties set out in this publication are not necessarily the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Moreover, they should be seen in the context of the time they were made.
This two-part episode of the Tax and Law in Focus podcast, hosted by Susannah Streeter, delves into the far-reaching effects of generative AI (GenAI) on the tax sector. To address this pressing topic, the podcast welcomes Marna Ricker, EY Global Vice Chair – Tax; Catalina Garcia Cure, EY Global Tax AI Leader; Daren Campbell, EY Americas Tax Technology and Transformation Leader; and Matthew Duncan, Head of Thought Leadership on the Future of Work, Microsoft. The conversation focuses on how GenAI is poised to revolutionize tax functions. The discussion emphasizes GenAI's role in enhancing efficiency by automating data-heavy tasks and its potential to transform compliance by increasing accuracy and reducing error rates. Notably, GenAI's capability to process and analyze real-time data is highlighted as a game-changer, allowing tax professionals to shift from traditional compliance to a more strategic and advisory role within their organizations. The panelists explore various applications of GenAI, from improving day-to-day operations to reshaping strategic planning and forecasting in tax functions. They also address the cultural shift needed to integrate GenAI successfully, including the necessity for ongoing training and adjustment in workplace dynamics. It discusses the practical steps tax leaders can take to harness its potential effectively, providing a roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into tax practices for enhanced decision-making and strategic advantage.
In this episode of Tech Sales Insights, Randy Seidl welcomes Rich Kucharski, the Global Field CTO and Transformation Leader at Dynatrace. They discuss a range of topics centered on sales, technology, and transformation. Rich shares insights from his impressive career spanning roles at Sharp Electronics, EMC, XIV, and J.P. Morgan. Key discussions include bridging business goals with technical solutions, the importance of executive briefing centers (EBCs), effective POC processes, and the role of sales engineers in building long-term customer relationships. Rich also highlights Dynatrace's growth, their innovative approach to application performance monitoring, and the company's commitment to outserving competitors. The conversation concludes with Rich providing advice for his younger self, acknowledging key mentors, and emphasizing the critical partnership between sales and engineering teams.KEY TAKEAWAYSUnderstanding Customer Challenges: Rich emphasizes the importance of thoroughly understanding customer pain points and business objectives to tailor technical solutions that drive significant business impact.Building a Shared Vision: Establishing a clear, shared vision with customers can guide them through the transformation process, even when encountering obstacles.The Role of Data: Access to and management of data is crucial for delivering seamless customer experiences and driving organizational transformation.Innovative Customer Solutions: Real-world examples, such as the proactive door monitoring solution on a cruise line, illustrate the tangible benefits of Dynatrace's technology in enhancing customer satisfaction.Cultural Values at Dynatrace: A supportive, accountable culture with a focus on acting accountable and continuous improvement is key to the company's success and employee satisfaction.QUOTES"It's all about the data. If you can provide a platform that provides seamless access to data, it really can help transform a company.""The ultimate home run is you have a proposed sales proposal that the CFO gets really excited about because you're saying, here's how we're going to help you generate revenue, save money, get a competitive advantage, or stay out of jail.""It's important to establish what perfect could look like and then set a journey to get there, which kind of pulls in all the teams at Dynatrace serving a customer."Find out more about Rich Kucharski through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richkucharski/This episode is sponsored by The Alexander Group, our GTM & Sales Compensation Partner. Alexander Group provides revenue growth consulting services to the world's leading sales organizations. When clients need to grow revenue, they look to Alexander Group for data-driven insights, actionable recommendations, and results.
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In this episode of How I Grew This, Deepak Nair joins Mada Seghete to discuss how banks can drive digital transformation and innovation strategies and deliver a best-in-class digital experience to customers. Deepak is the Experience Transformation Leader at Citizens Bank and is responsible for managing enterprise transformation journeys that produce exceptional customer experience while reducing operational costs. He has twenty-plus years of experience in digital, marketing, CX, communications, and analytics and has been nominated for being one of the most influential industry contributors by the San Francisco Charter of Digital Analytics Association.
In today's show, we're delighted to welcome back Jeffrey Tefertiller, Digital Transformation Leader, CIO Advisor at Service Management Leadership. Jeffrey is an experienced Chief Information Officer and transformation leader who is laser-focused on business outcomes. He is a Business Continuity leader with 30 years of experience leading initiatives and large global teams, including a broad span of control and P&L responsibilities across many industries such as Health Insurance, Financial Services and Federal Government to name a few. Jeffrey has the ability to take complex problems and create solutions for varied audiences, from the C-level down to all levels of the organization. He is a high performer who has a love for excellence and knows what “success” looks like in several global, geographically-diverse roles. Jeffrey is a believer in analytics and metrics to measure success and opportunities for improvement. With a passionate and positive personality, he brings proven success and experience to positions of leadership. In the episode, Jeffrey will talk about: The current landscape of Digital Transformation in the federal sector, The need for better customer experiences in government services, Understanding the business problems you're trying to solve, Removing digital friction to enhance the user experience, The importance of communication and managing expectations, Why Regular check-ins and conversations are essential to meet objectives
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“Face your fears.” - Alison McAulayJeffrey Feldberg and Alison McAuley discussed Alison's work in re-humanizing businesses and cultures, as well as her background and passion for compassion and creativity in business. Alison shared her unique journey from being an elite gymnast to becoming a trauma-informed cranial sacral therapist and co-creating a theory of change called bio transformation theory.The meeting also covered the impact of perfectionism on personal and professional development, the importance of self-awareness in leadership, and the need for a shift in mindset from traditional thinking to a more holistic approach. Alison and Jeffrey also discussed the topic of pain and how it can be transformed through embodiment practices, as well as the importance of taking a personalized approach to nervous system mastery. They concluded with a message of re-humanizing businesses and becoming better leaders by transforming ourselves.Click here to subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast to save time and effort.SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODEAlison McAulay (@Alison_McAulay) / XSwitch On Leadership: Nick Jankel & Alison McAulay - YouTubeAlison McAulay | LinkedInCockroach Startups: What You Need To Know To Succeed And ProsperFREE Deep Wealth eBook on Why You Suck At Selling Your Business And What You Can Do About It (Today)Book Your FREE Deep Wealth Strategy CallResources To Have You Thrive And ProsperThe Deep Wealth Podcast brings you a wealth of world-class thought leaders who share invaluable resources and insights. Click the link below to access the resources, gear, and books that either our guests or the Deep Wealth team leverage to increase success:https://www.deepwealth.com/thriveContact Deep Wealth: Tweet @JeffreyFeldberg LinkedIn Instagram Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Email podcast[at]deepwealth[dot]com Help us pay it forward by leaving a review.Here's to you and your success!As always, please stay healthy and safe.
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In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Vinny Sharma, Managing Director at Ernst & Young, about delivery frameworks. They discuss the importance of being a good listener and understanding the root cause of a problem before implementing a solution. Vinny shares his expertise in cloud engineering, cloud-native development, IoT, and agile delivery. Highlights: [00:01:33] Consulting and listening skills. [00:03:52] Short-term wins and long-term vision [00:09:05] Transformation Approach in Business. [00:13:32] Creating a value framework. [00:16:57] AI and its impact. [00:19:33] Tech maturity and data reliance. Guest: As a Transformation Leader, Vinny Sharma leads Emerging technology practices, including Cloud transformation, Cloud native development, Industry 4.0, IOT, DevSecOps, and tech modernization globally. Playing a key technology leadership role around how the various Emerging Technologies, processes, and strategies tie into end-to-end Digital transformation roadmap to drive additional value and efficiencies for Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnysh/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)
Ana Cavagnoli is the founder of Ignite Business; she has over 20 years of experience working in large organizations leading change by inspiring and empowering people. Over her career, Ana has implemented strategies and process improvements with significant bottom-line results during her career. She is a transformational leader that knows how to drive performance by crafting and sharing a clear vision, defining measurements, and elevating collaboration throughout cross-functional teams locally and globally. During her career, Ana learned how to lead and work in male-dominant environments and how to be self-confident despite challenges. Her broad international experience allowed Ana to become an empathetic leader learning how to adapt her communication style to different audiences and cultures. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: - 20 + years of expertise in Customer Experience (CX), Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management (Logistics, Quality, Procurement), Project Management, Product Management, and Business Value Strategies. - She had several leadership positions in male-dominant organizations: as Director of Quality, Sr Customer Experience Manager, and Logistic Manager. - Experience working with Agile Organizations implementing Business Strategy for diverse teams. - Wide range of international experience (10 different countries) allowed Ana to develop - Founder of Ignite Business, acting as a speaker, consultant, mentor, and training teams. Ana's LinkedIn Ana's Website Ana's Instagram
Kamal Sharma | Digital Transformation Leader He is a digital technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation for large MNCs as well as Indian business conglomerates across multiple industries. Kamal is a well-known culture evangelist who helps people maximize their potential to drive digital innovation and develop digital strategies.Kamal Sharma is an accomplished GCCs/GICs digital technology leader with extensive experience indriving digital transformation for large MNCs across multiple industries. Currently, he holds theposition of Senior Director of Digital Transformation at Carrier, a global leader in HVAC, refrigeration,fire, and security solutions, where he spearheads Carrier's digital charter and its Global CapabilityCentre – Digital Hub India – in Hyderabad. As a Digital Transformation Leader, Kamal is alsoresponsible for driving digital innovation, developing and implementing digital strategies that alignwith Carrier's overall business objectives and enhances the company's competitiveness in the rapidlyevolving digital landscape.With a wide-ranging experience in technology, business strategy, and digital leadership, Kamal hasworked with top-tier MNCs like Satyam and IBM for many years and has earned the distinction ofbecoming one of the youngest CIOs at the age of 28 while leading Mindlance as its youngest-everGlobal CIO. Over the last two decades, Kamal has navigated various strategic and leadership roles,delivering successful digital transformations for multinational giants such as Jay Kuling and TallySolutions.
Over the last century, the world of work has changed extensively. We've experienced growth in the service sector, increased participation of women and minorities, and the rise of automation and technology – yet, oddly enough, many HR practices haven't evolved much or at all. Melissa Swift, the Transformation Leader for North America at the Mercer consulting firm, believes that it's time to update HR to finally meet the demands of today's workplace.Melissa Swift is a recognized authority on humanistic workplace transformation and the author of Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace. As the Transformation Leader for North America Mercer, she helps C-suite executives and organizations reinvent the employee experience, drive performance, and create a sustainable competitive advantage. In this episode, Dart and Melissa discuss:- Uncovering the dark history and roots of HR practices- The evolution of traditional and agile HR models- Work Here Now, by Melissa Swift- The danger of excessive customer centricity- Mapping customer journeys alongside employee journeys- Research findings on what makes work pleasant or unpleasant - The competing demands and complexities of the CPO role- The impact of unrealistic expectations in the age of technology- Pitfalls of a cost-centered approach to work- And other topics…Melissa Swift is a recognized authority on humanistic workplace transformation and the author of Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace. She is the Transformation Leader for North America Mercer, an HR and wealth management consultancy that helps C-suite executives and organizations reinvent the employee experience, drive performance, and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Across her diverse career, Melissa has founded a research institute on leadership of the future for Russell Reynolds Associates, launched two ESG practices at Deloitte, and conducted landmark carbon credit trades for Deutsche Bank. Her research has been published in Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal, and her insights have been quoted in Newsweek, The Washington Post, The Economist, and more. She has also been featured as one of Twitter's “20 Digital Transformation Leaders to Follow” and named a “Top Influencer on the Future of Work” by Onalytica.Resources Mentioned:Work Here Now, by Melissa Swift: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Here-Now-Powerhouse-Workplace/dp/B0BVX6J4V1 The No Asshole Rule, by Robert Sutton: https://www.amazon.com/The-No-Asshole-Rule-audiobook/dp/B000NOKBYS Mapping Experiences, by James Kalbach: https://www.amazon.com/Mapping-Experiences-Complete-Alignment-Blueprints/dp/1492076635 The Anatomy of Genres, by John Truby: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Genres-Story-Forms-Explain/dp/0374539227 Humanocracy, by Gary Hamel: https://www.amazon.com/Humanocracy-Creating-Organizations-Amazing-People/dp/B08F2RZ6VH Connect with Melissa:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiftmelissa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/meswift
Fill your cup episode with B+T to remind you to take care of yourself first with Registered and Osteopathic Manual Practitioner Inge Bender. Inge is a leader in mind-body transformation across multi-disciplinary industries. She has a Kinesiology background, and is also a Chopra Health™️ Instructor, certified yoga instructor and Meditation teacher. Find out more about Inge and download her free meditation: https://www.ingebender.com/. Connect with Inge on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ingebenderhello/?hl=en Listen to our first episode with Inge: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/17-osteo-what-with-wellbeing-coach-registered/id1622289300?i=1000602111248 JOIN US LIVE for Made for More on June 13th (recording will also be available). Learn more here: https://www.calmparent.net/made-for-more We're here for you, so please leave a review in the comments with topics that would be helpful to you and that you're interested in. See free giveaway info below! Get our free guide to sleep well every night! https://www.calmparent.net/sleep-well-every-night JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP: https://www.calmparent.net/thriving-family-podcast-membership Join us LIVE on Thursdays at 11:30am PT on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thrivingfamilypodcast/?hl=en Connect on FB: https://m.facebook.com/thrivingfamilypodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqp1YF3rI909vsKko0G0zw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65412085/ CONTEST DETAILS! If you subscribe & leave a review of this podcast, you'll be entered to win a NOW Tone Therapy System by Solu (valued at $179 USD). No purchase or payment is necessary to enter, see the Terms and Conditions page of our site for more about the contest.NOW Tone Therapy System by Solu exclusive discount for our community:https://www.calmparent.net/now-tone-therapy-system-by-solu-yoga-for-your-mind. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calm-parent/message
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Her HypeSquad with Bosstrack! In this conversation I talk with Sanja Cancar-Todorovic, Head of Enterprise Procurement, Outsourcing & Third-Party Risk Management at Home Capital Group and author of Be Bold and Brilliant - the ultimate guide to kicking butt and taking names while unlocking your personal and professional potential. Sanja and I talk about knowing and demanding your worth, strategies for identifying and dealing with imposter syndrome, being bold and the happiness revolution. You're going to love this conversation. About Sanja Cancar-Todorovic With over 20 years of experience in large global organizations, Sanja Cancar-Todorovic is a passionate Customer Experience, Strategy & Transformation Leader, specializing in Driving Technological Innovation, Agile Digital Transformation, Corporate Culture Evolution and Cost & Quality Streamlining via Global Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, BPO, ITO, Vendor Management and Third-Party risk Management. Sanja is a vocal advocate of diversity in business. For decades, her passion has been mentoring emerging female leaders, strongly believing that diversity breeds innovation. This passion inspired Sanja to write her first book “Be Bold and Brilliant”, that has already made Amazon's bestseller list in the Career Guide category. Sanja is involved with several different boards, all focused on either increasing female representation in the workforce, or advancement of the professionals through education, certification, networking and standards of practice. In addition to her numerous leadership awards, Sanja is also an avid speaker and a writer. She graced the front covers of two industry magazines in 2021, and since 2019 a number of her business strategy articles and other content contributions have been published by numerous international media outlets. In her free time, Sanja enjoys spending time with her husband and her two sons, enjoying water sports at the lake in the summer, and hitting the slopes skiing in the winter. Contact Sanja LinkedIn: Sanja Cancar-Todorovic
Regina Hutchinson, Executive Coach, Human Resources Consultant, and Transformation Leader, joins us today to share all about her experiences, and how she managed to handle having a family and being successful in her career.Tune in to get inspired by this interesting conversation, and learn new ways to advocate for yourself along the way. Regina's story doesn't stop amazing me. She's such a wonderful friend of mine and I'm sure you'll have some great takeaways from all her wisdom in today's episode.A look at what we talked about:[00:01:43] Meet Regina Hutchinson.[00:03:33] Regina's ability to say no with a smile.[00:05:36] The type of leader Regina is.[00:06:52] Working on being heard.[00:09:24] Juggling motherhood, marriage, and business.[00:12:00] Techniques when people need to manage up.[00:16:42] Focusing on the shared goal.[00:17:50] How Regina advocates for herself.[00:21:10] Things Regina feels proud of in her career.[00:24:00] Regina's perspective of leverage.Connect with Reginahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/reginahutchinson/_____________________________________________________Ready to continue your professional growth? Here are a few resources for you: Get my Book: The Art of Everyday Negotiation without Manipulationhttps://susietomenchok.com/buy-the-art-of-everyday-negotiation Join my Newsletter: The Monday Minutehttps://susietomenchok.com/email-list-opt-in Hire me: Learn More About my Serviceshttps://susietomenchok.com/servicespage Connect with Me: Find me on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/susietomenchok/
In the conclusion of Kathleen's conversation with Mercer's Melissa Swift, the author of the new book, Work Here Now, Melissa shares strategies to create a powerhouse workplace and why companies need to defeat 'animal farm syndrome'.
This week, Kathleen is joined by Melissa Swift. Melissa currently leads Transformation Solutions in North America for Mercer, one of the largest human resources consulting firms in the world. She's also the author of the new book, Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace. In part one, Melissa shares how she was inspired to help companies transform, the difference between a transformational and a transactional leader, and why every leader should try to learn improv.
Miss Brooke, owner and CEO of Brooke's Bail Bonding in Nashville, has a calling to bring awareness to the social injustices her clients face due to a broken prison system. Brooke uses her platforms to give a voice to the voiceless, share inspiration and discuss ways to make positive changes within the system, the community, and ultimately, the world. In a male-dominated industry, Brooke has often been met with criticism and challenges, but it's her passion and purpose to help others that fuels her dedication to her business and being an advocate, each and every day."Behind everyone's unjust experience, lies a story that should be shared with the world to raise awareness and a call for a change, and I strive to be the soundboard to let those voices be heard"~Miss Brooke: Transformation leader, activist, and change maker.In our interview with Brooke, we discuss:Brooke's story, and how she got into the world of bail bondingBrooke's journey of healing and growthBecoming an entrepreneur Leading a company in a male-dominated industryTips for women who want to break through in a male dominated business worldBrooke's position in bail bonding and what that looks like Brooke's day-to-day life as an entrepreneur in a unique business Things people don't know about the nail bonding industry and common misconceptions about the industry Brooke's role as an activist, transformation leader, and transformation life coachChallenges Brooke has faced within the businessExpanding the business to multiple counties surrounding Nashville Brooke's tips to being courageous, resilient and confident Rebuilding after loss, dealing with griefLearn more about Brooke and her business:https://www.brookesbailbonding.com https://www.thebondlifebookofmissbrooke.comAbout Renaissance Marketing Group: Renaissance Marketing Group is a full-service social media marketing agency based in Nashville. The Renaissance team is made up of a talented group of passionate creatives and marketers, committed to the success of their clients and passionate about helping business owners succeed. Founded in December 2014, the female-founded company delivers proven social media marketing results. Their services include social media management, content creation, paid digital advertising, email and SMS Text marketing, influencer marketing, graphic design, branding, professional photography and videography, TikTok and Reels creation, digital marketing strategy, podcast production, and more. Renaissance is committed to influencing optimal revenue and online growth, while exceeding their client's expectations. In 2021, Renaissance announced the launch of their nonprofit, The Mona Lisa Foundation. The Mona Lisa Foundation was created from a love and passion for supporting women on their entrepreneurial journeys and focuses on offering mentorship, marketing, and business education, grant money, and community to Nashville-based female business owners. Learn more: www.renaissancemarketinggroup.com Join Us For The Renaissance Women's Summit on February 25th in Nashville.Get Tickets: www.renaissancewomenssummit.com
In this episode of How I Grew This, Deepak Nair joins Mada Seghete to discuss how banks can drive digital transformation and innovation strategies and deliver a best-in-class digital experience to customers. Deepak is the Experience Transformation Leader at Citizens Bank and is responsible for managing enterprise transformation journeys that produce exceptional customer experience while reducing operational costs. He has twenty-plus years of experience in digital, marketing, CX, communications, and analytics and has been nominated for being one of the most influential industry contributors by the San Francisco Charter of Digital Analytics Association.
Dylan Ayaloo (@dylanayaloo) is a Transformation Leader & world-class Yoga Teacher Trainer who has made it his mission is to open hearts & awaken minds. He's dedicated the last 15 years of his life to deep transformation work and has had the privilege of serving thousands of people on their journey to self-healing, & clearing out their blocks, so that they can realise their full potential and live what he likes to call your awakened life.WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT-How meditation doesn't have to be sitting still-What is found in the present moment-How you are not your thoughts-Building a thriving yoga studio business without business skills-The power of having a heart-centred ‘why'-Creating community -Holding a safe space for people to healHOSTS Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslersPERKS10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER (During Black Friday sale 5%)25% off our online platform with code THEHUSLERS25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation). Join at thehuslers.com
This week we are talking with a workplace transformation expert, Melissa Swift. Melissa believes that we can improve the everyday experience of people at work by combining empathy and capitalism. In this conversation we break down what it means to be more human at work and how we as leaders can address imbalances we feel about our roles and the future of our organizations. An enlightening conversation!Melissa Swift is the U.S. Transformation Leader at Mercer, a consultancy firm helping redefine the world of work. In this role, Melissa is responsible for the firm's efforts in the areas of workforce transformation, HR transformation, HR digitization, diversity equity and inclusion, and workforce analytics. Melissa is a recognized thought leader on the subject of the future of work post-COVID: she has been quoted on the subject in Newsweek, Washington Post, Axios, and Daily Mail, and has appeared on NPR and Al-Jazeera English.(3:20) Where did Melissa's passion for workplace transformation come from?(4:50) What would prompt an organization to need Melissa's service and how does she help them reshape how they are operating? What ties data & empathy together to create a more efficient workplace?(7:50) How does she work with a company to help them see & implement the needed changes?(9:03) Melissa goes through statistics about the workplace, helping us to understand the “why” behind them:•28% of the workforce, at any moment, wants to quit•750K people die every year from working too long(13:27) We discuss her new book, and she shares some of her best strategies to achieve a more “human” centered workplace.(18:20) Melissa shares how we can, as leaders, communicate better in the workplace.(20:44) Discussing the concept of Transformational Leadership and two of Jeanie's favorite examples of how this manifests in the workplace.(22:34) Is there a difference between gender and leadership perfectionism?(24:30) Discussion about the ability to contextualize, giving your team the ability to see the reason “why”.(27:59) What does Melissa see businesses might be missing, or need to plan for, as they transform into a better version of themselves?(32:04) Does Covid fatigue show up in the work Melissa does with organizations?(33:34) Looking forward 10 years, how does Melissa see the workplace evolving?Connect with Melissa Swift https://enterprisersproject.com/user/melissa-swiftSubscribe: Warriors At Work Podcasts Website: https://jeaniecoomber.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w
In part one of our interview, you learned about what shaped Divya Sharma and prepared her for success. In this episode, learn about how you create high-performance development teams. Understand the critical steps leaders must take to create an innovation culture. Lastly, gather some insights into how to create and fuel an ideas engine that will propel your organization in unique and different directions. Music Credit: Maarten Schellekens - RivieraFollow us at: www.cascadingleadership.comlinkedin.com/in/drjimklinkedin.com/in/1lawrenceobrown
Divya is a senior IT transformation leader currently at one of the largest bio/pharma organizations in the world. Her journey to this position didn't follow the traditional plan. What role did her Indian upbringing have on her career path and trajectory? How did the extensive travel during her early and high school years shape her learning and leadership style? What did getting yelled at in the hospitality sector teach her about empathy and patience? These are some of the questions we dive into during the conversation. Another episode in our Women in Technology Series Music Credit: Maarten Schellekens - RivieraFollow us at: www.cascadingleadership.comlinkedin.com/in/drjimklinkedin.com/in/1lawrenceobrown
Rising to the Top: Lessons in Leadership - Alma Kondili, Digital Transformation Leader by Columbia University School of Professional Studies
Joel sits down with the delightful Heidi Buske, Transformation Leader at Cargill, the largest privately owned company in the US. Heidi discusses why she loves manufacturing, ho w to create a “winning culture and community” in your company, how losing her best friend at work showed her the power of work relationships, the negative feedback she received early in her career that shaped her forever, and much more.
In today's conversation, host Ryan Dull is joined by Sheila Stygar, Talent Executive, Transformational Leader, and Culture Champion, to discuss the ways that organizations can offer something of value to the talent they recruit. Talent recruiters are in a unique position compared to other roles within a business, because the resource they manage is people. That human element can sometimes be difficult to account for, and each individual brings their own unique needs to the table when they're considering joining an organization. Recruiters then have to walk a fine line between finding people that add value to the company and making room for the company to cater to the talent's needs. For Sheila, finding the perfect balance in that complicated dance is one of her greatest passions. She relishes the opportunity to train and develop future leaders by understanding their needs and creating a value proposition that encourages them to fully commit to their work. To her, it's not just about landing the right talent, but continuing to grow that talent and consistently offering them incentives to work on their own development. When done well, it creates a symbiotic relationship that promotes mutual success. - Sheila Stygar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sstygar/ - Ryan Dull - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-dull-743a8b4/ - Sagemark HR - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagemark-hr/about/ This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there's no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you're interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com
John Hurney is a Transformation Leader with extensive background in banking and scaled organizations. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/xhqcGDuB164
Bruce was born and raised in New Zealand where the outdoors was inherited as part of his DNA. His first leadership experience was as a thirteen year old ‘leader in training' understudy at school holiday camps for boys held in the country side of the south of the South Island. After his family moved to Australia where he finished his high schooling Bruce worked on a dairy farm before joining the Royal Australian Airforce. He served in the RAAF as an intelligence officer. After two decades of service in government in which he received the usual formal leadership training, and opportunity to exercise it he set up a software company in the technology bust period of the late 1990s. This remains the most testing crucible of leadership for him as he strove to attract and retain talent in a down market and with no money. The company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and was later sold. During this period Bruce reenergised his connections with the outdoors and led groups to Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), Hong Kong (volunteer programs in aid and development), Nepal, Kilimanjaro, Peru, Alaska, New Zealand and across Australia. The opportunity to mentor, coach and apply leadership insights and lessons is a key and witting part of these adventures. He has worked for an aid and mission organisation, for private enterprise in Afghanistan (while living in the suburbs of Kabul), and since 2015 has been consulting in Sydney. In that consulting work he delivers a comprehensive leadership program designed to introduce leaders to the concept of values based leadership and to otherwise encourage leaders to actively develop their own leadership style. Bruce has accepted an offer to take up a senior leadership role as CEO of an international firm which he will commence in October 2022. Bruce is the father of four children and seven grandchildren, has one dog, writes when he can, treks and climbs as a sport, is handy with the tools so finds himself on renovation projects not his own (though there is a long list of projects around his own house), and enjoys kayaking with his wife in their handbuilt sea kayaks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Victoria Pelletier is a dynamic, innovative, and passionate Senior Executive with over two decades of progressive executive experience in strategy, operations, growth initiatives, and business and talent development in organizations such as Brookfield, American Express, Aon and IBM. She is currently a Managing Director at Accenture, leading much of North America's Travel Industry Client Portfolio.She is a visionary leader with a passion for innovation, creativity and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. In fact, Victoria has won both the 2020 Mentor of the Year award from Women in Communications & Technology AND the 2019 HSBC Diversity & Inclusion in Innovation Award. Victoria was also named as 2021 50 Most Influential Business Leaders in Technology.Victoria serves as a board member for several organizations; she is also a published author, regular contributor to Forbes and a member of the Forbes Business Council. She is an in-demand public speaker and appears regularly on national radio and television. An inspiring professional with impeccable credentials, Victoria is a trusted voice among peers and emerging executives. In this episode, Victoria shares so many key job transition ideas and coaching for the candidate, including:· On ZOOM interviews, it is important that you appear confident, in control and to look directly into the camera to create some type of eye contact connection.· In today's job market, a candidate having multiple jobs in their past is really expected so don't worry about being labeled a “job hopper”.· It is important that you set strong goals for yourself and have the resilience to work toward them; to be very aware of your strengths/areas to improve – this mean you are doing a critical self-assessment and do something with the information; model the behavior you want to be seen as – your self-brand is very important for your success.· You don't have to be an extrovert to be successful at networking – you just need to take steps early on, be strategic in your efforts and build it over time – you will be able to leverage that network for your success.· Our workforce of the future will see an even faster pace of digital transformation, a constant need to upskill and fluid/new ways to work will be the norm.· In your work life, you are going to have ups and downs, accept this, build resilience into your character.And Victoria had many other comments and observations for the person who is changing their jobs/life. For more information about Victoria unstoppable approach to work/life, go to her website https://victoria-pelletier.com/
Brandon Rael, Business Transformation Leader, Capgemini Invent joins us to talk about innovation in retail. Capgemini Invent is Capgemini Group's innovation, design, and transformation powerhouse, accelerating ideas into prototypes and scalable real-world solutions that help our clients get the future they want. By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today while plotting a course for the future Today's guest Brandon Real Brandon Rael Business Transformation Leader Capgemini Invent Podcast Hosts Jeff Roster Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/ Website https://thisweekininnovation.com Brian Sathianathan Twitter https://twitter.com/BrianVision Website https://www.iterate.ai Podcast Website https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782 https://thisweekininnovation.com Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN LaunchPadOne https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true Listen Notes https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K #TRI2022, #innovation,#retail, #thisweekininnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #5ForcesOfInnovation, , #Startup, #Startups,,#Retailers, #retail, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, #retailtrends, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #Blockchain, #LowCode, #conversationalai,,#supply chain, #computervision, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #mobile, #Gartner, #IHL, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #vr, #3d, #ar, #XR, #livestreaming, #socialcommerce, #metaverse, Transcript [00:00:00] Jeff Roster: hello everybody. And welcome back to this weekend. Innovation today. [00:00:02] I have a, an old clubhouse friend Brandon Al business transformation leader at cap Gemini invent Brandon. Welcome to the. [00:00:10] Brandon Real: Thank you so much, Jeff, for having me. It's a pleasure to meet you, Brian as well. [00:00:13] Brian Sath: Likewise, welcome Brandon. [00:00:15] Jeff Roster: So Brandon, why don't you start by talking about, we all know cap Gemini, but cap Gemini invent is a term that I a group that I haven't, I've just only started to take a look at. [00:00:24] So why don't you unpack a little bit about what that is. Tell us about yourself, your background and what you're doing. [00:00:30] Brandon Real: yeah. First about my background as you mentioned in our clubhouse meetings I have a deep background in retail merchandising, supply chain. I actually was a retailer, so I walked the walk. [00:00:39] I talked the talk and and I enjoy just solving complex business challenges and enabling through technology events and some transforming businesses and growing revenue, his dreams, and just halfway through my career, I decided to make the pivot over to consulting. And I joined a number of firms where I've focused on business digital and technology transformations and helping to pivot these organizations, especially in the [00:01:00] retail space, to the new ways of shopping in the ways of engaging a customer and especially all the digital. [00:01:06] Innovations have come up the last five to 10 years, I've really focused on the customer journey, the customer experience and across all the platform, which you can imagine cap Gemini invent is essentially the transformation innovation powerhouse that doesn't compare to the larger firm. [00:01:19] People know that cap I is at really KA is that really Lauries a significant. Technology implementation partner that's that really works with companies for two or four, five year engagements that really drives process improvements. And then is that integration partner you have, but then, but the innovation side is really that kept my inventing. [00:01:36] It's a conglomeration of about 10 different firms that were acquired the last three or four years. And I think back in 2018, the firm decided to create this subsidiary that focused on digital transformations. Really accelerating ideas and not just driving innovative ideas, but how do you actually operationalize those? [00:01:55] How do you make them real? How do you actually make provide significant value to the customer? How do you provide [00:02:00] improvements for the employees and how they do business and how they scale that? We are actually working close partnership with the larger cap, Jim and I team, but in general, We'll do those short term, agile, quick acceleration of value and growth for the customers. [00:02:14] And our focus is on the long term, sustainable partnerships, especially all the, just all the disruptions that the industry's facing. We're there. And we have the capabilities and teams to address all that. [00:02:25] Jeff Roster: how long is the typical engagement? Is that something you can talk. [00:02:28] Brandon Real: I can. So we typically like it in the door expand for more. So our goal is to the, that crawl, walk, run approach to innovation. And really that, that 12 week engagement is our first starting point in relationship with our typical clients to really pinpoint the challenges, the opportunities and the gaps, and then define that longer term roadmap together. [00:02:47] It's a, it is a matter of having the right experts in the room, the right understanding of the industry and the right understanding of the capabilities that are out there for technology perspective. [00:02:55] Brian Sath: So in this journey as customers get started Brandon with the, [00:03:00] with early engagement of 12 weeks. Where do they, where do they go from there? So is this initially are these customers mostly customers who don't have an innovation process in place or do they have something in place? [00:03:12] How does that, how does this [00:03:13] Brandon Real: play out? It's a combination of those two, so it could be. A more mature organization that actually has a dedicated innovation team that really does, but they only have the foundational framework of funding, those innovative ideas into something, tangible, something real. [00:03:26] How do you build those to a backlog? How do you actually prioritize those? How do you actually then go ahead and build those from a agile perspective into real work products? They actually will result in a solution. So we've seen those clients on that journey who are, have some material in the space and they need to get some help and an advisor, a partner to guide on that journey, given that framework and foundation you need, there are other organizations that are just delving into it. [00:03:49] They really need to brainstorm how, what innovation means to them and what it needs to operations. They need a lot more support from us from a advisory perspective and actually, or the capability they need to get innovation started. [00:04:00] There are different paths there's and it's very unique for a client for sector. [00:04:03] We can talk more about later where I see some sectors are a lot more advanced than others in a retail in. [00:04:09] Brian Sath: Perfect now in terms of an overall adoption perspective as customers are, going through your engagements and getting an understanding of what they want to be doing and what are the priority, how many, what percentage or like how, like at a higher level, just so what is the adoption rate like going forward? [00:04:26] Do they make it like an ongoing and you. They have a, because that's one of the challenges with innovation, right? Sometimes it becomes a very project based compared to, it becomes a lifetime practice in the [00:04:35] Brandon Real: company, right? Yeah. I think that strategic mindset shift is taking and just know it from from being a project based methodology, to really looking at, from a product or initiative perspective, what is the business challenge you need to solve? [00:04:51] What is the customer experience enhancement? We're trying to actually produce. And you think of it in terms of actually building a product or a service or a capability versus a project. [00:05:00] That's what we're trying to do. That's what our main goal is with the clients to work with is to become more projectized to more customer centric and to actually produce things that will add value for the customer to drive business growth and revenue, and actually help enable the workforce be more effective and productive. [00:05:17] Jeff Roster: So when a client comes to you initially, are they. Are man. I want ask what I mean, I wanna do the analyst thing and figure out exactly what the percent of innovative retailers is still in retail. I used to, we used to talk about it being three to 4% of retailers would be truly innovative or at least cutting edge and leading edge. [00:05:34] And then, 25% fast followers, 50% mainline. And then the dreaded slow adopter. So when somebody knocks on your door, are they already innovative? Do they want to become innovative? [00:05:43] Brandon Real: The good question. Jeff, I think they have they've they, if committed to their team, do they committed to their shareholders that they wanna become more innovative. [00:05:51] They have some ideas how they wanna approach it in some cases, but they don't have that formal structure. They don't have that. But that prioritization that's needed to become more innovative and [00:06:00] most critically they have embedded innovation as part of all the capability units. Whether supply chain perspective through operation perspective, merchandising, certain planning, pricing having innovation as dental operation is doing to fail. [00:06:12] So you have to incorporate embed innovation and a customer first mentality across the entire organization. Otherwise it's, it doesn't result anything substantial in my mind. So [00:06:23] Brian Sath: that means Brenda, this probably also will. I think you made a really great point. That means this also needs to be like a very. [00:06:29] C level driven initiative or a board level driven initiative. Is that what you're currently seeing in the industry? The ones that [00:06:35] Brandon Real: succeed, the ones that succeed? Yes. As long as that, that top down direction, that executive sponsorship, cuz ultimately it comes down to the people component is people, this process technology, the people component in my mind is most critical and in my experiences where all transformation, innovation initiatives fail is when they don't get people to adopt and evolve and pivot to the changes or embrace it. [00:06:59] Brian Sath: Totally. Totally [00:07:00] agree. And that's one of the things that Jeff and I covered a lot in our podcast as well, because that's one that, that has been one of the challenges in innovation. So as you are, in this journey, like how are how are leaders like adapting it and are leaders are you seeing scenarios where. [00:07:15] It starts with an innovation team who actually starts this engagements with you or does it start at the board level? How it, how is it propagating through the company? What is like the general practice you've. [00:07:25] Brandon Real: In my experience, typically is now an innovation team in the past. I the last several years, it was a board directive initiative and was a more enterprise wide. [00:07:34] But now we're seeing these smaller, team's more agile teams, such an as an innovation practice. Like you mentioned, grow where now they're coming funding ideas and they work with the cross-functional teams and they're coming up with value added, incremental things they can do to. The customer experience to improve how they operate. [00:07:50] That, that really, that paradigm shift from that long term transformation, and it was two to three year engagements where there's a substantial investment of time and people and [00:08:00]capabilities, and there's a cost component to it without realizing value. We've seen those actually dissipate and actually evolve into that agile that really clear and concise path to value. [00:08:09] And it's it's more incremental, give the customer what they want, try to pivot to where the customer behaviors are going and also enable workforce both the store level and the corporate offices to be able to respond and read and react more predictably. So if you can provide incremental value versus longer term engagements that's where we're seeing things go direct. [00:08:28] Brian Sath: Perfect. Perfect. So one thing here, Brandon, I think what we've seen in the past, I'm sure you guys have seen this in cap Gemini as well. Like when these innovation initiatives are initially set up and to rolling across the organization that like, like how do they actually set the expectation of what the transformation or the initiative would do, right? [00:08:48] Because the setting of these KPIs in two year engagement or two year investment in innovation, Yield X, Y, Z, or the innovation team that they hire would yield X, Y, [00:09:00] Z. How do you, do you guys have a framework and something that you help your customers think through this thing? [00:09:04] Or and how, what are you seeing generally among clients in terms of, because sometimes some folks underset the priorities. And claim victory soon. So others over set the priority and fail. And others have no priority. And then they come back and say figure out what to do. [00:09:18] What are you seeing? And what is what do you recommend? What are your practices? Yeah. [00:09:22] Brandon Real: Yeah. Great question, Brian. I think what we are seeing is they'll have an idea holistically where they want to go, or they have a real strategic focus for say their supply chain. We need to digitize the supply chain. [00:09:33] We need to do workforce enablement at the store level. Then they make, they will drive a certain KPI or where they consider a metric they wanted to go up against, but the challenges were all the. The epic and the features and those products and services that they need to produce to enable that growth, to enable, hit those targets. [00:09:51] And that's where we come in. As those advisors and experts to accelerate value. We have these accelerated frameworks. We have the EIA innovation framework. We [00:10:00] have also in our practice, we have a mix of folks who are in the industry, but now we have design a design house. We have fraud, we have, innovation teams. [00:10:08] So we have. A very robust, comprehensive approach to innovation. And the most critical part is how do you prioritize and how do you actually enable innovation come to life? And that's where the rubber hits the road. [00:10:19] Jeff Roster: You can't set us set that up and leave it. How do you prioritize [00:10:22] That's the gate. Do you start at the, at the function level, like supply chain or merchandising, do you start at the CEO level or do you start at the C CEO level? Where, how do you do. [00:10:31] Brandon Real: It's definitely top down. But we actually want to break it out to more more tangible ways of doing things. [00:10:36] So we'll actually build value streams where we'll have a supply chain team. We'll have a customer service team. We'll have a accounting team, risk and compliance, whatever they may be. And within that those value streams will have these cross-functional folks who say these are the high level ethics you wanna actually. [00:10:54] Come up with these are the three, three tough goals for the next quarter we wanna achieve. Then how do we do that? [00:11:00] By actually building these 10 features, these 10 things actually will help us achieve those goals, but it cannot happen unless you have the cross-functional team involved. So we're looking at the your VP level, your director level of supply chain, your VP of merchandising, your VPs of of separations. [00:11:15] And they all work together and collaborate, in a very agile way of these are the three things you could focus on. And these are the 20 things we actually produce tangibly to actually enable these things to come to life. So it, the goal is that you have to continuously improve. So innovation is not a a static experience for these retailers. [00:11:33] They need to actually incrementally add more in. So you produce one thing, a new feature for the for mobile device or their native apps. You actually have to keep evaluating, assessing how it's going. See how it's performing as through KPIs and then see if there's any any revenue growth or any evidence improvements have come outta that. [00:11:50] And then you continue to evaluate, and then you go to the whole cycle again, of going through that backlog and that prioritization of innovation imperatives, and then keep that cycle going. So it's not a [00:12:00] static thing. It's not a two to three year roadmap. It's a continuous cycle of innovation and that most successful retailers who are able to pivot and adjust to the marketing conditions. [00:12:09] Have this cadence in place. But if they don't, certainly capture my event is that trusted partner for them. [00:12:15] Jeff Roster: So let me ask you a really tough question when you're done. After about six months to a year, is the retailer spending less money or more money on whatever solution you're working on? [00:12:26] Brandon Real: less because there's a significant cost overhead in running these operations, these where we see innovation teams that are not efficient, they're not prioritizing the work. So once that efficiency kick in, once the teams get into that cycle of that continuous improvement, they come up with those features and there was, and new services capabilities. [00:12:45] There's a lot more efficiencies and scale that comes out of that. And the goal is to actually, we wanna walk away, transmit all our knowledge to them. So we empower them. They have the knowledge, they need the capabilities, they need the frameworks, they need to accelerate innovation. So essentially [00:13:00] their cost will go down of running the operations and their value will go up because they're incrementally. [00:13:04] Producing these new ideas and the concepts, and actually operationalize them versus going to a Excel spreadsheet for later. Yeah. [00:13:11] Jeff Roster: That's one of, that's always been one of my bug abouts being the the forecast guy on retail it spend is the idea that success always had to equal increased it, spend. [00:13:20] And right. When you're dealing with 2 million retailers, 500 tier ones and thousands, tier two, and then millions in tier three through five it's hard to make that case, but I always try to get away from using that as the sole benchmark. If you needed to use that number to justify it, spend awesome, fine. [00:13:36] Do whatever you want with my, my. But don't always assume that more it spend means a better functioning organization. Just might me just might mean a much more leaky boat. So that's interesting. Interesting. Yeah. At [00:13:49] Brandon Real: that point Jeff, this we've seen so many inefficiencies is legacy. It debt, all infrastructure. [00:13:56] We talk about no code low code the, I if you can only [00:14:00] imagine the, some of the challenges and nightmares are seen out there from our architecture perspective. So I think that's another area opportunity is to really clean their architecture up, streamline a way that this retail can actually. [00:14:14] Deinvest in the oil architecture and reinvest in something actually gonna provide value. And it's provide the intelligence the analytics and the visibility, the data, visibility, the trends, and to be able to track and and forecast properly. Those elements are still out there and there's still plenty of companies, a 20 or 30 year old architecture that's just patched together to, to somehow operate [00:14:32] Jeff Roster: I'm really proud. You said low code and Brian didn't scream over, overtly over, over the over his mic. So thanks Brian for not doing that all. We got a big smile on his face that I'll tell you for sure. Interesting. And I'll ask you another tough question. Feel free to punt on this. [00:14:46] And it goes back to my experience, bringing in a WMS system when I was 25 and I made the very stupid mistake of suggesting to a couple of people that, oh, we're gonna, this is gonna be a lot more efficient. And those people actually made money in it being [00:15:00] not efficient. And I learned a very good lesson as a very young warehouse leader. [00:15:05] Yes. I gotta assume there's people making money with inefficiency. So when you come in and you say, Hey, listen I assume you don't lead with that. But how do you navigate that? Those. [00:15:15] Brandon Real: You have to look at their processes and you actually have to sit down with them and have a face to face conversation with these leaders and these functional experts. [00:15:22] Tell me about your day in your life. Tell me what, when do you go about doing this process? How do you actually do it? What tools are used, what's missing? What are you doing offline? You assume we live in this fully integrated cloud work based world where everything's connected seamlessly that isn't the case. [00:15:37] There are, Excel, unfortunately is the best friend out there of the industry has not gone away. And for a CEO future, it's not, but these full that the really the goal is to get that fully integrated platform where everything's visible, everything's transferable, everything is in a cloud based place, so you can slice and dice the data and that doesn't exist necessarily. [00:15:55] So we look for those inefficiencies, those gaps we won't actually respect, the work they've done because they've been [00:16:00] successful for decades and people. That this this knowledge that really matters. So what do you, what can you take from their current processes is, and determine what could be enhanced and optimized and what could we do to make it better connected and more efficient. [00:16:12] There'll be cost savings will also be new ways of doing business of driving new revenues, increased revenues. [00:16:18] Brian Sath: Yeah. The other thing, I think also, Jeff, what we've actually seen in a lot of these circumstances is that there is so much legacy in there that a lot of. Brands and retailers can't replace legacy that fast, right? [00:16:31] That's where these upscaling and low code no code type platform comes in. As long as it has the, it is architecturally scalable, right? Which one of the things that we focus at at iterate and interplay, right? To provide an architecturally scalable platform, you can actually create business services that you can create a service. [00:16:50] Layer that you can build on top of that is also continued to scale as a business, right? Because that's one of the challenges because the, like the rip and replace is not [00:17:00] that easy within enterprises. That's one of the challenges that you and the other thing problems is like a lot of times ideology has a lot of built in priorities. [00:17:08] They, like in this Amazon style, one way gate projects versus two way gate projects, right? Some of these long projects that take years, like the one way gate projects are hard to convince leaders to go through. So that's why I think this whole, this bridge building is a big part of the business. [00:17:23] Brandon Real: Absolutely agree. Yeah. It is truly a mindset shift because it organizations are. Naturally tuned to think operationally the tasks they need to run maintaining the systems the infrastructure keeping the business going, which is all crucial, but then there's the innovation side of red house. [00:17:37] So it's really focused on that value of the components that the customer experience enhancements and how to become more digital, more connected. So it's a, it requires robust. I would call it change management or change enablement. And that's where. We can come in as well as a cap jam our organization with our workforce enabling team and their, to help organizations, pivot and shift. [00:17:57] It's not just about technology. It's not about the tools and [00:18:00] capabilities. It's the people, that has to make it happen. And the mindset shift to get there. [00:18:03] Jeff Roster: Agree. Do you have to be leading edge or bleeding edge to be innovative? [00:18:11] Brandon Real: I think there's an inherent amount of risk bleeding edge leading edge, I think is how risk adverse the organization. That're willing to take those risk or calculate risk. Then certainly you can go there, but if you're not in the industry, that's that's changing day to day, or if you're not in the industry that requires that leading edge innovation and it's a definitely. [00:18:28] Risk evaluation has to be done there. Can you pilot and our recommendation is to really pilot things and measuring test results. You wanna do a full-fledged program where you're going well, king wide with innovation component, rather you wanna actually pilot district or a region or actually department test measure the results. [00:18:47] And you could be a little less risk. It could be more risk adverse that way, but also. Be able to scale it up quicker once you might, should actually prove the results. [00:18:57] Brian Sath: Yeah. What's also interesting, Jeff, there is the [00:19:00] risky question and Brandon, let me know if you agree or you have different comments, is that like the risky equation that applies to a traditional business process also applies to innovation, right? [00:19:10] Yes. What is like the biggest B bank you can get for the, the bank for the. [00:19:16] Brandon Real: Exactly. There's that risk award principle, we won't heard about it. So it's as an evaluation, we'll do it firms and we'll actually we'll do that financial modeling to see what, what the cost components are, what the incremental things we need to add. [00:19:28] And then new solutions, capabilities, and tools and frameworks to add, and what the expected results will be from a revenue perspective that lift that increase of margin increase of. So that's something we'll actually work to ensure that prioritization of these imperatives goes through. [00:19:42] That is the financials and the, and quantifying things is a way to actually manage risk and mitigate it. [00:19:50] Jeff Roster: What emerging technologies are you particularly bullish on? Let's say maybe out 18 months. [00:19:56] Brandon Real: For retail. I'm Alling on social selling on the me [00:20:00] metaverse engagement. Oh, that's a [00:20:01] Jeff Roster: whole separate conversation we're gonna have for sure. [00:20:05] But social. Yeah. But social selling. So define that a little bit. What do you mean by social selling? So [00:20:09] Brandon Real: social selling, I is that connect to consumer. I we live in age where everyone's perpetually connect to advice and we have the goal where the customer's going and we, we highly recommend clients. [00:20:20] Connect and engage with really authentic content across social media channels. If you wanna actually convert this customer, make that experience seamless and intuitive for the customer, whether they're on Instagram or TikTok, but you have to actually have all these supportive processes and infrastructure in place to make that happen to be mobile first digital first and customer first, but it's all about storytelling. [00:20:38] It's all about being authentic as a brand. Those technologies are fascinating to me. And from a retail operational perspective, I'm all in as a ex planner and buyer, if I had the tools that are available today, I could think of the wonder wonderful things I could have done as a merchant planner back in the day. [00:20:55] So AI put it demand analytics, machine learning. Are truly [00:21:00] groundbreaking. If we can start introduce those to the industry, we get ahead of the curve, especially an industry that's been fully disrupted by the supply chain challenges globally by the impacts of the pandemic. By now the inflationary periods. [00:21:13] Now we are seeing so many retailers, mid-size largely retailers who are overwhelmed the inventory because they overcompensated because they wanna have a contingency stock in place in case. They don't have the inventory. So if they could be a bit more predictive and have more analytics and their disposal, maybe they wouldn't be in this situation. [00:21:31] They're a predicament they're in that we need to mark things down. [00:21:34] Jeff Roster: So let's go back to the the metaverse conversation. We got into an interesting discussion, a little slash debate yesterday on clubhouse talking about different cuts on the metaverse. I think I know where you're coming from, but unpack your thinking a little bit. Pros and cons. [00:21:47] What's real. What's not real. And how should retail executives be thinking about this thing, this blob that we've now packed a lot of things around called the metaverse. [00:21:56] Brandon Real: Yeah, I think there's a lot of hype out there. I think it's how you [00:22:00]actually make it real. The fact is we're. [00:22:03] The emerging customers coming up, whether they're gen alpha or gen Z or in the millennials, they have the power and authority of discretionary income. And they're in the gaming world and they're in this environment already. Why I try to engage with them through the metaverse with something authentic and interesting, and that will help drive drive them to actually engage your brand more. [00:22:22] So if you could do it in a way that's unique and that's gonna really resonate this work with this generation. Certainly that's another sales channel or engagement channel. It may not lead to a purchase, Jeff, but it actually will lead to a good experience or something that's actually drive into, stay with your brand. [00:22:37] And, we've seen. Nike has delved into it, in that marketplace as well as Gucci, Louis, Baton and others in luxury space. So again these firms are really focused on innovation and customer experience and digital already. So the metaverse set next logical step of that journey, that evolution and go where the customer is go away. [00:22:56] They're actually engaging. It's not gonna replace the brick and mortar stores. There's still [00:23:00] 85 to 80% of the sales are happening. It's not gonna replace the the native apps. And social selling through social channels certainly is gonna continue with the matter versus the next evolution in my mind. [00:23:10] I think there's so much potential. [00:23:13] Jeff Roster: Yeah. I would agree on that. And so as we navigate through some of these conversations, we've had in Ricardo's room, on, on clubhouse and depending on whether somebody's either too hyped about it or not hyped enough, if somebody's too hyped, I guess is a good analyst. [00:23:26] I wanna go the other way. If somebody's under hyped, then I want, look, there's real technology there. There's. There's without a doubt, real technology, will it all add up into some crazy thing where you and I walked through a virtual store, looking monkeys or something. I don't know that I'm not interested in, do I want to kind of experiment with a kayak, at REI Kind of testing through different rapids. [00:23:44] Heck yeah, I wanna do that. I don't wanna do that in a heartbeat. And we're already doing that. It's called flight simulation. So we've had, pilots have been doing this for 30 years. I don't know. It's just one of the it's that one technology that I've seen in an awful long time, or it just seems like it's a hot button issue on either side, either oh, it's [00:24:00] all nonsense or it's the greatest thing ever. [00:24:01] And everything it's somewhere in. [00:24:04] Brian Sath: Yeah, I think it might end up going through the hype cycle as well. Brand [00:24:09] Jeff Roster: Brian, everything goes through the hype cycle. [00:24:11] Brian Sath: Yeah. What I mean is we, like a lot of the little lot of the brands, the big brands are trying this out as marketing campaign, as, like most marketing campaigns end, they have an end date on it. [00:24:21] And then once they end, if. Campaigns don't actually yield the right benefits. Then the traditional metric and the math that most marketers use, they will measure it by the yardstick and say, Hey, it didn't work well, then it'll go through the value of dissolution for a while. And then the few will catch on. [00:24:38] And eventually there maybe business cases written saying, if you did well, did really. Yes. And then they may think about like platforms from that point on with. So I think, this is one of those just like everything else I don't think it'll fail. I think it's there to stay, but I think there is also probably a value of dissolution coming pretty soon. [00:24:56] Jeff Roster: It's the trough. Of disillusionment, not the value of the shadow [00:25:00] of debt, the trough of disillusion, the trough [00:25:02] Brian Sath: of, yeah, exactly. I'd have my card. Uh, could be a hurricane or a storm or a or even just a rain of it doesn't [00:25:09] Jeff Roster: matter. oh, it's probably all the above. So if Brandon, what would you tell somebody if they came and, I'm sure any, every retail executive has to have bumped into this world word a ton. [00:25:20] What's your advice? What do you, how do you. , how do you deal with some of the hype and then how do you get, how do you get I want executives to put their hands on technology and experiment it in a controlled experiment, become comfortable with failure. That's my big I'm scream. [00:25:33] I've been begging for 20 years. Be, accept failure if you do it smartly, but this idea that you can't, you know, and that's. Very personal experience. You, if if you can't fail at a project, then you can't succeed. And I think that's been retail's biggest stumbling block is this fear of failure. [00:25:49] So what, how do you what's your council for somebody that's trying to understand what they should be doing with it? [00:25:55] Brandon Real: In my mind, if you keep every single focus, every single initiative on the customer [00:26:00] and your customer experience. You have to do whatever it takes from a strategy, future perspective to keep your customer engaged and satisfied. [00:26:08] The customer loyalty right now is the most challenging aspect of the relationship. How do you retain these customers? It's gonna require boldness is gonna require element of risk. Is it required innovation? If you are not willing to take a chance or strategic risk to actually drive that engagement and keep that customer coming back for more. [00:26:26] They you're doing to be oppositely and that retain the retention cycle is the most challenging aspect right now. Cuz the customers will find, there are ways of losing customers that worked didn't exist before they have a bad experience on the social channel. They have a bad experience in your e-commerce engineer, your mobile app or in general something worked the way they expected from a private perspective. [00:26:46] So you cannot afford as a retailer not to take those calculated risk. And driving innovation imperative forward, and you have to be willing to take a loss. And we've seen obviously the big guys like Amazon target Walmart innovation [00:27:00] first, and you'll see them. Some of initiatives never came to fruition. [00:27:03] Some of that actually failed didn't resonate with the customer. They have the capacity and the capital investment to do that. But every single retail has to have a similar mentality of its. Always day one right now, because the customer's changing so dynamically and so aggressively, you can afford to be stagnant. [00:27:20] You have to actually take these risk to even be relevant or to be vital moving forward. You can assume everything's gonna be stacked the way it was and that your low customers will stay with you. [00:27:31] Jeff Roster: Hey, as you, as a retailer, looks around their organization. If they listen to this podcast and they go and look around their organization, what are a couple of telltale signs that they need to do something different? [00:27:43] Brandon Real: Biggest sign I seeing I'm seeing is really within the organization. There isn't an awareness of innovation. There isn't awareness, these new ideas that they're enveloped and absorbed in running the business the way they did the last 10 to 15, 20 years. that they're really risk averse or they're not willing [00:28:00] to on these new challenges or innovation isn't embedded within all the functions. [00:28:04] We talked about, like supply chain or merchandising or operations or eCommerce. We need these groups to work together and then, and break the silos down, actually collaborate and come up with new ways together. New ways of doing business, new ways to engage with the customers and new ways of actually driving innovative ideas to reality. [00:28:21] This has to be a crucial imperative for retailers, who are facing price compressions, increased costs, their global supply chain, disruptions, gas prices, you name it. And so they cannot afford to to avoid, innovation and the criticality of it. [00:28:38] Jeff Roster: Yeah. And add a labor strike at the port of Los Angeles, which is on our future. [00:28:43] I think. Hey, as we wrap up, I like to ask every one of our guest two questions. [00:28:47] What advice would you give to young entrepreneurs? [00:28:49] Brandon Real: Never stop learning. Never stop people to take risk and and take calculated risk as you're you don't have you have that. You have that runway to take calculated risk to actually do [00:29:00] what an innovation uh, leader has to do, take risk and actually see where it goes and just continue to pivot as professionals. [00:29:05] If the one thing doesn't work out, you have the chance to actually. Change your approach and try something else, and then via lifelong learner, but also know the power, your network and really. Find ways to help each other, get through things together, be more collaborative and be more open to new ideas. [00:29:21] And I think learning is the most crucial part for a young professional is to learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible and to apply those learnings, but we'd be willing to take on new ideas. [00:29:32] Jeff Roster: And finally, what skills do you that you use now? Do you wish you would've paid more attention to back either in college or at the early part of your. [00:29:38] Brandon Real: I think the softer skills, I think we were so focused on running the businesses and doing the everyday work, but the softer skills are 90%. What we do is actually engaging with clients, engaging with leaders and had the approach I have today, or the understanding of the depth and breadth of knowledge of how to deal with people. [00:29:54] We can become more, more effective, as as professionals, I think. There were some rough patches. We've all [00:30:00] gone through that, in early part of our careers. And I think if I had that savviness and that understanding that the people component is the most crucial part, I think it would've been nice to have that knowledge back then. [00:30:10] Jeff Roster: For sure. That's probably a good place to put a pin in it, Brandon. Hey, thanks so much for this conversation. I definitely gonna be following up either in clubhouse or maybe getting you on the pot again, as you get more experience working with retailers. Cause I think you're at the center of what has to happen, this whole transformation, this whole push towards innovation. [00:30:27] And I definitely wanna, I wanna learn a lot more from you and your experiences. Thanks for jumping on the show today. [00:30:33] Brandon Real: My pleasure. Thank you, Jeff. And thank look forward to the next podcast. [00:30:37] Brian Sath: Thank you, Brandon, take care.
Have you ever thought about exploring a career in STEM? In this segment, Heather Graham shares how to encourage more women to get into STEM fields and take us into the future. She also discusses why is it important that organizations pay attention to what people/women are saying about bias and stereotypes? What is the impact to organizations? See video here - https://youtu.be/f8oN9WM5jC8 WHO IS HEATHER? Heather Graham is a Transformation Leader, Professor, and Coach with a passion for promoting the advancement of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Born and raised in the Midwest she now calls Arizona home. Heather has a Bachelor's in Computer Science, a Master's in Management of Information Systems, and a Master's in Leadership and Coaching. Heather has spent over 20 years working in various roles in Information Technology leading and coaching teams and individuals to higher performance. Her website is www.HeatherGrahamLeadership.com. Her first book, "Pull Each Other Up" will be coming out in the Spring. HEATHER'S CALL TO ACTION Grab a copy of the book Pull Each Other Up! Website: www.HeatherGrahamLeadership.com Twitter: @HGrahamLeader Facebook: @HeatherGrahamLeadership GENESIS'S INFO https://genesisamariskemp.net/ CALL TO ACTION Subscribe to GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp Channel, Hit the notifications bell so you don't miss any content, and share with family/friends. **REMEMBER - You do not have to let limitations or barriers keep you from achieving your success. Mind over Matter...It's time to shift and unleash your greatest potential. If you would like to be a SPONSOR or have any of your merchandise mentioned, please reach out via email at GEMSwithGenesisAmarisKemp@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/support
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Getting feedback can be difficult to hear and sometimes difficult to decipher. In this podcast, our expert guest, Christine Eliseev, CIO and Transformation Leader, looks at how we take in feedback and ways to help us break down the feedback that we've received so that we can decide one of two things: 1) either do something with it or, 2) choose to ignore it. Because honestly, when you get feedback, the feedback that you get, doesn't always mean that you need to do something with it. There's good feedback. And then there's feedback from people who really have no business giving you any feedback. And it's really important to make sure that, you know, the difference, because if you take the wrong feedback, you'll end up going in a direction you don't actually want to go. It may not feel like it, but feedback can be a gift. Have a hard time imagining that? The value of feedback is much easier to see once you've analyzed it. Download Christine's Feedback Evaluation Canvas and join in the conversation and start looking at feedback as the gift it is. Click here to get your Feedback Evaluation Canvas! And to find out more about Christine, visit her website, www.christineeliseev.com.
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