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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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Winning IT organizations aren’t built in a day. Are you looking to build a winning IT culture? Invest in and encourage talent development Encouraging ongoing learning and curiosity is a top priority at Liberty Mutual Group, says EVP and CIO Monica Caldas. The following management practices will help you get there.

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Edward Jones’ CIO Frank LaQuinta plays to win

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Over time I landed on five principles that need to be evident for leading a successful transformation: Leadership, Learning, Communication, Understanding, and Playing to Win. I have a strong conviction that all this work must continually be anchored by an ethos of Leadership, Learning, Communication, Understanding, and Playing to Win.

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

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In 1995, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer and, by bundling it with its winning Windows 95 product, swiftly eclipsed Navigator as the leading browser. It takes incubating a winning innovation program, and that starts with knowing the customer and shifting the organization’s values. But remember Domino’s?

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Continuous learning gives U.S. Bank a technology talent edge

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For example, we’re positioning some of our top subject matter experts at relevant conferences and councils to share lessons learned from our transformation journey and we’re engaging with educational programs, like Girls Who Code , Summit Academy, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College to both develop and recruit diverse talent.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.

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Micro transformation: Driving big business benefit through quick IT wins

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And when performed strategically in succession as Mahon has done at Werner, such quick wins can lead to much larger business transformation over time — with less big-bang disruption and change management thanks to measurable proof of enhancement along the way. It gets contagious — you do one and it leads to others.”

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Leadership playbook: Michelle McKenna’s winning formula for CIOs

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On a recent episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast , we unpacked some of the unique moments from her career, the challenges and lessons learned, and why she believes CIOs need to focus on developing the human side of technology to accomplish big, bold things. You don’t win big if you’re only showing up for a paycheck.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors. Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise.

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

Think about it: with outbound prospecting, requests from management, scheduled demos, and inbound calls, chaos can quickly work its way into your strategy, deeming a “speed wins” selling mentality downright ineffective. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control.

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The Time-Saving Power of Intent Data for Sales

Not only that, but using it will save immense time during your workflow; a win-win on all fronts. Read on to learn more about how intent data can save salespeople time -- while capturing more qualified leads in the process! By using the power of intent data, capturing buyer interest has become more feasible for sales.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. You’ll learn how to: Get precisely the right intel. Learn how to define competitive intel so that you get the right insights from employees.