CIO Classified

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Navigating the New Normal: Advice From the World’s Leading CIOs Sep 10, 2021

Show notes

In the Season 2 finale, we’ve put together the best advice we’ve received for CIOs trying to figure out how to navigate a post-covid work environment. Several of our most prominent CIO guests share how to lead the new hybrid workforce and how the role of CIO is changing because of it. You won’t want to miss it!

We’ll see you soon for Season 3!

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“The hybrid worker requires radical flexibility, so we have to build that into everything that we do. And not just in technology, but into our policies or procedures.” - Gary Sorrentino, Global Deputy CIO, Zoom

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Time Stamps

* (1:45) A return to work requires radical flexibility

* (13:06) How the role of CIO is changing

* (21:49) What should be in every CIO’s toolbelt

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How to be AI-First with Paul Meller, Global Head of Engineering, EY and Ash Fontana, Author Sep 08, 2021

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Paul Meller, Global Head of Engineering at EY, and Ash Fontana, Author of “The AI-First Company”, discuss the current and future state of AI, what role AI should be playing in your company, how to set yourself up for success when it comes to AI, and much more.

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“Part of the cultural change is how do you get people that haven't had to use data before to be open to using data and embrace data in their decisions that they're making? And then to have them take suggestions from AI and machine learning to support them in their work. ” - Paul Meller

“If you're not developing AI, someone else will. And if you do start developing it now, then you start compounding your data assets and competitive advantage really quickly.” - Ash Fontana

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Time Stamps

* (3:04) Welcome to the AI-first century

* (7:07) Why you should be prioritizing AI

* (9:33) How to become an AI-first company

* (12:58) The data questions you need to be asking your business teams

* (23:36) Common AI mistakes to avoid

* (31:03) How to create a successful AI startup

* (38:24) What are Paul and Ash dying to know about each other?

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Passing the CIO Torch with Yousuf Khan, Partner, Ridge Ventures and Cathy Southwick, CIO, Pure Storage Aug 03, 2021

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Yousuf Khan, Partner at Ridge Ventures, and Cathy Southwick, CIO of Pure Storage share how they handled the transition from Cathy taking over the role of CIO from Yousuf. They discuss the secrets to making a transition successful, how to maintain a positive relationship with your predecessor, advice for CIOs to be more effective earlier in their role, and much more.

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“Take some time to reflect on your previous role and ask yourself: Are there things in my previous role that I would not want to repeat because I could have done a better job? And actually, be honest with yourself.”

-Yousuf Khan

“The biggest thing that all of us have to do coming into a role is you have to seek to understand first. You want to respect the past and respect the legacy so that you can help the organization move forward.”

- Cathy Southwick

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Time Stamps

* (1:46) Intro

* (3:24) How to start CIO transition process

* (6:47) Building a relationship with your predecessor

* (21:14) How to choose a new CIO role

* (23:55) Finding great talent

* (30:51) Advice for CIOs during a transition

* (41:45) Yousuf and Cathy ask each other their burning questions

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The Brains Behind Headless CMS with Paolo Negri, Co-founder and CTO, Contentful and Martin Paton, CTO, Kin + Carta Europe May 26, 2021

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Paolo Negri, Co-founder and CTO of Contentful, and Martin Paton, CTO of Kin + Carta Europe, discuss the importance of no-code and low-code tools, the benefits of headless CMS, the future of digital experiences, and much more.

Key Takeaways

Implementing no code and low code tools empowers users.
Going headless will make your employees’ lives easier and workflows more productive.
The more agile you can make your content the more effective it will be.

Key Quotes

“As soon as the lifecycle of your content differs from the lifecycle of your presentation, or you have multiple and different presentations of your content, the benefit [of headless] becomes huge. You really understand that the life of your content and where the content comes from and goes to are all things that you want to manage explicitly and deliberately.” - Paolo
“Last year we did some research that showed that up to 70% of content didn't get utilized. I think it's really clear that we need to create quite a tight feedback loop between the overall content production and the end-user. And what we believe passionately at Kin + Carta is: speed up the experimentation process to ensure that the content is landing. And you need to do that really quickly because content can almost be out of date the moment that it's published.”- Martin
“The principle of low-code is really: How can we make available an environment where people can only write code specific to their business? So it's business logic that is absolutely custom to what they’re doing–it stays in the domain of knowledge for which they are solving.” - Paolo
“What we try and encourage people to do is really slash and burn the content that you're producing, really focus on the core messages you want people to read. And we’re quite ruthless about that schedule and cycle that you go through when you're actually refreshing your content--the ‘you ain't gonna need it’ principle really does apply here.” - Martin

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How Communication Leads to Hypergrowth with Alex Hood, Chief Product Officer, Asana, and Abhinav Asthana, Co-founder and CEO, Postman Apr 21, 2021

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Key Takeaways

The best companies prioritize using the best software tools.
Create communication flows that build your company’s culture and community.
Having an advanced tech stack signals to your employees and potential hires that you are both forward-thinking and open to new ideas.

Key Quotes

“If you're going to adopt something horizontally, look for something where the internal champions are from a broad set of different teams that have to work cross-functionally by nature.” - Alex

“Every company is becoming a technology company and, in fact, is going to become a software company, and developers are at the center of it.” - Abhinav

"The intangibles really matter. They set up cultural norms where people feel like they can be productive and they feel like they're in a supportive atmosphere. If you only consider the outputs and the outcome, then you’ll burn people out." - Alex

"When every year you hire a company's worth of people, you have to really think about ‘is this a new company or is this the same company?’ And you really have to put in the work to ensure it's the same company, and the culture is not getting diluted." - Abhinav

Links

Alex Hood LinkedIn

Abhinav Asthana LinkedIn

Asana

Postman

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Building Diverse Teams with Rathi Murthy, CTO, Verizon Media, and Leyla Seka, Partner, Operator Collective Apr 14, 2021

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Key Takeaways

The more diverse your teams the better your products and services will be.
Women, especially women of color, have been disproportionally affected by the pandemic. Prioritize bringing more women into tech and leadership positions.
Engineers are critical to the corporate ecosystem. Be sure to give them support to be creative and innovative.

Key Quotes

"There's huge value in bringing diversity around the table. Diversity not just in gender or race, but points of view and diverse opinions." - Rathi

“Being deliberate is really important, looking around the table and seeing who isn't there, and then making an effort to get them there.” - Leyla

“Disrupt yourself. Otherwise, someone else is going to disrupt you.” - Rathi

"If we really want to be a country or a corporate America where people do have a fair shot, then we have to be deliberate. We have to make space for everyone. " - Leyla

Links

Rathi Murthy LinkedIn

Leyla Seka LinkedIn

Verizon Media

Operator Collective

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Revolutionizing Remote Work with Gary Sorrentino, Global Deputy CIO, Zoom, and Charles Bonomo, Global CIO, MSC Industrial Supply Apr 07, 2021

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Key Takeaways

Remote work looks different for each employee. Ask them what would make them feel comfortable.
Ensure your employees take care of their mental health while working from home to avoid burnout.
Make sure leadership is ready to adapt to remote work, and not just the workers below them. They need to lead by example.

Key Quotes

“The hybrid worker requires radical flexibility.” - Gary

"Don't assume everyone is comfortable coming back to the office. Make sure you're listening to their questions and concerns. Have that empathy." - Charlie

"It needs to be labeled work from anywhere. It's not work from home. We should be prepared for people to work from wherever they're comfortable to be productive." - Gary

“Your first team as the CIO is the executive team not the IT team. It's very important that the CIO makes friends with the executive team and becomes their go-to guy. ” - Charlie

Links

Gary Sorrentino LinkedIn

Charles Bonomo LinkedIn

Zoom

MSC Industrial Supply

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How to Become a Board Member with Diana McKenzie, previous CIO, Workday and Yousuf Khan, Partner, Ridge Ventures Mar 31, 2021

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Key Takeaways

CIOs provide a unique and invaluable perspective for boards.
CIOs need to be bold and seek out board seat opportunities. Even the most accomplished CIOs can't just wait for the right opportunities to find them.
Manage your board portfolio in a realistic and exciting way that makes you excited to get to work.

Key Quotes

“As a CIO, we see everything. We are the people that are between the people trying to do their job and their ability to get their job done. We see everything from a change management perspective, which gives us an awful lot of experience to then weigh in at the board.” - Diana

"To be a good board member, you have to be a good listener." - Yousuf

"Regardless of the type of board you’re on there's an element of humility and what they want is not only where have you seen things that have worked, but where have you seen things that haven't worked." - Diana

“The best board members are the ones who don’t just listen and provide advice. They are the ones who can actually follow up and actually get things done.” - Yousuf

Links

Diana McKenzie LinkedIn

Yousuf Khan LinkedIn

Workday

Ridge Ventures

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The Future of Cybersecurity with Fleming Shi, CTO, Barracuda and Raffael Marty, previous Chief Research and Intelligence Officer, Forcepoint Mar 24, 2021

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Key Takeaways

You need to proactively analyze your systems and data to ensure they are secure.
Make sure your employees networks are protected at home during remote work.
Do not rely too heavily on black boxes.

Key Quotes

“Remote work has opened more windows and doors for the bad guys. And they'll just have a field day if we're not careful.” - Fleming

"As the CIO, every single project you have needs to have a security component to it, period." - Raffy

"Make sure high quality data and high ethics are being applied in your training models." - Fleming

“There is a little bit of the danger in cybersecurity where they're building black boxes left and right. Nobody understands what they actually do and you make critical decisions based on them.” - Raffy

Links

Fleming Shi LinkedIn

Raffael Marty LinkedIn

Barracuda

Forcepoint

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Creating Frictionless IT with Arvind KC, VP of Engineering, Google and Prakash Kota, CIO, Autodesk Mar 17, 2021

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Key Takeaways

Having an excellent employee experience is the first step to having a great customer experience.
You need proactive support. Don’t wait for a user to come to you with a problem.
Figure out what’s best to build versus buy.

Key Quotes

“If you get the best talent in and you get bad tools, then there is no way you're going to be successful.” - KC

"Start with the business problem and business value that you're creating and who is the beneficiary. Then work backwards to see what you need to do to achieve that business outcome." - Prakash

"Remove any friction that's there that comes in the way of employees being at their best." - KC

“The key to frictionless experience to the users is understanding the user and giving them what they need rather than overwhelming them with 300 different tools.” - Prakash

Links

Arvind KC LinkedIn

Prakash Kota LinkedIn

Google

Autodesk

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