On Wednesday, we held a Think IT Workshop, where we discussed the unprecedented outbreak of the Coronavirus. As leaders, we must follow the age-old saying, “hope for the best, prepare for the worst and expect everything in-between.” Just yesterday, the WHO officially declared this outbreak a pandemic. We discussed how many companies don’t have a…
What is low-code development? Low-code is application development platforms that support graphical, model-driven development methodologies that enable teams to collaborate and rapidly build & deploy enterprise-class, cloud-native applications. Last Friday at our IT Leadership Group meeting, Carey Smith, CTO at Constellation, Inc facilitated a discussion on the topic, Low Code Development. Thank you to Constellation, Inc., for hosting our group! IT…
Who are you? What do you want? When you know who you are, you know what to do. Last Thursday at our Women in Leadership Group Meeting, Lori Palm, CEO at Core Passion Inc., and Wes Hamilton, Spiritual Life Leadership Coach, led an engaging discussion on the topic, Core Passion, Preparing for 2020. Thank you to Cargill for hosting our…
Greeted with high fives and smiles, our Think IT members gathered for the largest Think IT event to date. The energy in the room was like no other as our esteemed panelists shared insights on leadership. A huge thank you to our panelists; Paula Winkler, Chief Operating Officer at The Disruptive Element; Keith Tanski, Chief Technology Officer at Optum; Kim Skanson, President at…
At our most recent Think IT Leadership Group Meeting we learned the key to successfully incorporating RPA within an organization and what you need to know before you make this decision. I want to thank George Tegeler, Senior RPA Development Manager at BMO Financial, for leading a very informative meeting on RPA- Robotic Process Automation.…
Last Friday, at our IT Leadership Group Meeting, Shirley Walz, DevOps Manager, Rob Lewis, Product Owner Manager, and John Kelly, Software Engineer Manager at Patterson shared their perspective, insight, and learnings on the DevOps Culture Journey that their Fuse Team has undergone. Fuse is Patterson’s Cloud-based Dental Practice Management solution. A huge thank you to…
Last Friday, during our Agile Roundtable, professionals from TCF Bank, 3M, US Bank, Cargill, General Mills, and others got together for the first stop on our roadshow to discuss ways to move successfully towards Agile and struggles encountered along the way. A huge thank you to TCF Bank for hosting us! Below you will find the key points…
What are your intentions for the day? Last Thursday, at our Women in Leadership Group Meeting, Anne Pryor, MA, and Risë Severson Kasmirski, MA, led an exciting discussion on the topic, Authentic Leadership. They walked us through how we can create soul-filled work through your lifeforce. A huge thank you to Cargill for hosting our group! What is lifeforce? Lifeforce is the force that…
At our most recent CIO Event, we learned how important it is to develop, internally, your next leader. I want to thank Jeff Tschiltsch, CIO at ComPsych Corporation, for leading a very informative meeting on Developing CIO Leadership & Creating A Succession Plan. I would also like to thank ComPsych for generously hosting our meeting.…
True or False: Don’t worry so much about your PowerPoint- nobody likes PowerPoint anyway. [false] Last Friday at our IT Leadership Group Meeting, Andy Bingenheimer, Senior Vice President, Financial Crimes Development at U.S Bank, led an intriguing discussion on the topic, Who the hell do you think you are talking to? A Discussion on Business Communication. A huge thank you to U.S Bank for…