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2442: Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI: Today, I have the privilege of hosting Eric Lamarre, a senior partner at McKinsey's Boston office and one of the authors of 'Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI.' In a world where digital transformation has become... by The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

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270 How to Lead Your Organization Through Digital Disruption with Eric Lamarre, McKinsey Senior Partner & Coauthor of REWIRED: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI | Partnering Leadership AI Global Thought Leader by Partnering Leadership

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How eng orgs (and careers) evolve through hyper-growth w/ Samir Naik #77: Samir Naik (Head of Engineering, Core Products @ Plaid) shares how Plaid’s engineering org has evolved over the last 10 years & the many unexpected ways his own career has transformed alongside Plaid. Samir deconstructs 3 different growth phases at Plaid, the indicators that your company is ready for the next growth stage, and how to choose an emerging tech city to expand to! Plus critical questions that helped guide Samir’s career within Plaid. by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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Episode 104: How Should Organizations be Getting Ready for the Tech-Driven Future?: How does an organization get ready for the future and build a workforce that is ready for it when technology is changing so quickly? To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by David Morgenstern, President of Accenture Canada. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Build or Buy: Scaling Through Acquisitions & Ownership w/ Marianna Tessel & Aileen Lee #58: Marianna Tessel (CTO @ Intuit) & Aileen Lee (Founder/Managing Partner @ Cowboy Ventures) cover how to navigate the build vs. buy decision! They share the frameworks they use to make a “buy” decision, how they assess engineering talent during acquisitions, how they decide between vendor software vs. open-source vs. building yourself. Plus the leadership skills that help Marianna lead a 5,000+ person team! by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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From Engineering to Empathy: A Leadership Journey with Merrie Williamson: Meet Merrie Williamson, an accomplished leader with a diverse background. With 20 years of experience leading engineering teams at Intel and currently serving as the Corporate Vice President of Azure Infra at Microsoft, Merrie's career trajectory has been remarkable. In this episode, Merrie shares her personal journey of discovery and the pivotal moment that led her to embrace empathy and transition into her current leadership role as CVP of Azure Infrastructure and Digital & App Innovation at Microsoft. Merrie’s journey also touches on her personal experiences, including her adoption and subsequent exploration of her identity during her time as a student at the University of Michigan. She emphasizes the role of support networks, such as employee resource groups (ERGs) and peer mentoring, in fostering personal and professional growth. Join us on this episode as Merrie Williamson's inspiring story unfolds, offerin by Take Command: A Leadership Podcast

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Episode 22 | Tessa Myers: Our guest this month is Tessa Myers, Senior VP, Intelligent Devices at Rockwell Automation. Hear Tessa discuss her start in manufacturing and why having advocates can be even more important than having mentors. As 2022 comes to an end, Tessa also... by Hear Her Story

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Effective impromptu communication & harnessing team topologies w/ Lakshmi Baskaran #179: Lakshmi Baskaran shares insights on impromptu communication, why it’s important, and a framework for successfully navigating these tricky situations! We also cover team topology and why it’s so important to have the right composition of product-minded vs. technical-minded engineers within any eng team. Lakshmi shares how prioritizing team topology will impact hiring, influence engineering culture, and aid in eng team reorgs / restructures. She also discusses what the future of AI looks like for executive eng leaders & what to consider when adopting AI practices / technologies. And to bring it all together, we dissect how Lakshmi’s Triple-A impromptu communication framework operates in the context of both team topology & AI adoption. by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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Setting your organizations up for success in cloud technology by McKinsey Future of Asia

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How to do an effective re-org w/ Aaron Erickson & Mike Tria #111: Reorgs are never easy, often impacting eng teams – and that’s why they should always be a last resort. However, sometimes they are necessary for an org’s success! Mike Tria (Head of Eng @ Atlassian) joins Aaron Erickson (Co-Founder & CEO @ Orgspace) to discuss frameworks & strategies for implementing a successful reorg, why eng leaders should be involved throughout the entire reorg process, alternative solutions to reorgs, who is accountable when a reorg goes poorly, how to improve communication channels throughout a reorg, and implementing smooth transitions. This is a featured session from ELC Annual 2022 - check out all of the sessions here: https://hubs.la/Q01wHBrS0 by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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The Impact for Recruiting and Brand by Building Authentic Awareness on Social w/ Derek Lakin (Meta): In today's episode of Social At Scale our host Cameron talks to Derek Lakin, an engineering manager at Meta on the topic of building brand awareness through authentic social engagement, and how that positively impacts recruiting. Looking to scale your... by Social At Scale

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Optimizing a Hybrid-work Model for Growth with Vishal Sunak with LinkSquares: Many challenges have arisen with the hybrid-work model caused by recent shifts in employee demands for flexibility. by Growth Think Tank

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Help Wanted: Turning AI Into Reality by Projectified

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Maximizing R&D spend, engineering efficiency & the journey from eng to operations w/ Madalina Tanasie #125: Madalina Tanasie joins us to share her unique leadership journey as she transitioned from eng to operations, then back to her current technical role as CTO @ Collibra. We also cover strategies to improve engineering efficiency within your organization, factors to consider when scaling eng teams, maximizing your ROI when it comes to R&D, dispelling concerns when implementing culture changes, frameworks for scaling up, and more. by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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WBSP453: Grow Your Business by Learning How to Work with Large System Integrators w/ Vignesh Khade by WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation

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Ep. 148. Live from Xerocon: part 2: David introduces the second installment from our trip to Xerocon 2017, featuring Edward Berks, Director of Sales, Banking and Fintech at Xero, Ian Christie, CEO at Boma Technologies, Margaret Laidlaw, Partner at Mazars, Mark Sykes, Partner at BDO and Anna Curzon, Chief Partner Officer at Xero. by Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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Experiencing a startup exit, creating your own table instead of getting a seat at the table, what it takes to sell a compelling vision w/ Mitchell Clements Design Manager @ nCino Ep 115 by The Way of Product with Caden Damiano

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Ep. 262 | Pros and Cons of Growth by OnBase: Smashing Sales and Marketing Misalignments

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Tracy McGoldrick - Running Research Ops at A Grand Scale: Tracy McGoldrick talks about the challenges of building a Research Ops practice that supports over 100 UX researchers, and how IBM’s increasing the impact of design. Highlights include: ⭐ How do you know if Research Ops is doing a good job?⭐ What is the ... by Brave UX with Brendan Jarvis ??

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CIO Strategy: Business Transformation with Multicloud: #cio #cloudcomputing #digitaltransformation This episode of CXOTalk explores business transformation from the perspective of Seagate's Chief Information Officer, Ravi Naik. He has a unique perspective on cloud technology because he is also... by CXOTalk

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Satya Nadella: Earning the skeptics’ trust: Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, says a multinational company’s license to do business is earned by creating “local surplus” wherever it operates. In this episode, Brad and Satya unpack what this means, how it connects to the company’s mission, the responsibility that companies have to create inclusive growth, and how software is one of the biggest deflationary forces during inflationary times. by Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith

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SaaStr 072 Part 1: David Skok, SaaS Legend on How Long Should Your Payback Period Be, How To Assess Sales Rep Productivity & What Is A Good LTV In Relation To CAC: is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at . He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was... by The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

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Making the Transition from Large to Smaller Companies w/ Vinod Marur & Ali Irturk #141: What's helped you succeed in the larger company you are at (or left), seldom translates in the new smaller company you find yourself in. This conversation covers strategies for finding the next opportunity, tips for making your transition smooth, frameworks for being a successful leader at a smaller org, what skills / attributes you’ll need to succeed, and how to integrate teams that consist of original startup members & hires from larger companies Featuring Vinod Marur, SVP of Engineering @ Databricks & moderated by Ali Irturk, Vice President of Engineering @ CommerceHub. This is a featured session from ELC Annual 2022. Interested in topics like this, and beyond? #ELCAnnual2023 is happening 8/30 & 8/31! You can get your ticket to join your peers, check out all our speakers + explore additional topics at sfelc.com/annual2023 by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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The Cloud Ecosystem: A Guide for CIOs: As a CIO, understanding the cloud ecosystem is essential for leveraging cloud computing for digital transformation, agility, and innovation. To understand why the ecosystem is so important for any move to the cloud, we spoke with the head of Strategic... by CXOTalk

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Riding the Wave of Entrepreneurship by The Ryan Hanley Show

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The next evolution to measure & improve developer productivity & experience w/ Abi Noda #132: Abi Noda, Co-founder & CEO @ DX returns to the show to discuss his latest research on measuring & improving developer productivity, and provides a practical, developer-focused framework to give you clear, actionable insights into what to measure and where to focus in order to improve developer productivity. Abi reveals the inspiration behind his whitepaper / research, elements of their new DevEx framework, and how eng leaders can implement it into their org’s practice in order to increase developer productivity. We also cover the evolution of measuring developer experience (including output metrics, DORA & SPACE frameworks) and the benefits / shortcomings of each approach. In addition, learn not only the importance of having a dedicated DevEx team, but also how to implement these insights if your org isn’t ready to have a dedicated team yet. by The Engineering Leadership Podcast

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How AI is different and how to link value in digital transformation with Kamales Lardi by Business of Tech

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Hitachi Solutions' Impressive Transformation to Agile Growth Hacking: In this episode of the Breakout Growth Podcast, Sean Ellis interviews Hitachi Solutions' SVP Operations Jessica Hawk and Growth Team Lead Dean Kroker. They both played a key role in driving growth from a small startup to hundreds of employees and an impressive acquisition by Hitachi. We discussed: How to overcome resistance to growth transformation in larger organizations. Their transformation over the last year from a traditional growth approach of an IT services business to one that effectively uses data and experimentation to accelerate growth. Their response to Covid 19 and how their startup agility and experience with remote implementations at Capax Global has been very helpful for the broader Hitachi solutions team. The importance of applying technical intensity to developing scalable solutions to operational growth challenges. The role of a partner in driving growth when providing services built on the part by The Breakout Growth Podcast

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Saastr 003: Scaling From A 50 to a 500 Person Company with Mark Geene, CEO @ Cloud Elements: Joining us today, I am thrilled to welcome, Mark Geene, CEO @ Cloud Elements the cloud API integration service that uses uniform APIs to connect your application with entire categories of services. Prior to joining Cloud Elements, Mark has... by The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

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2112: The Future Is Now With Bill Burns of Zebra Technologies: Bill Burns from Zebra Technologies defines what the on-demand economy is and what it takes to be a successful business and leader in it. We also discuss why reacting faster in an on-demand environment is no longer good enough and how leaders in major... by The Tech Talks Daily Podcast

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