Positioning IT as a Competitive Advantage with Tom Ferrucci at Natco Home Group
This week, host David Wright welcomes Tom Ferrucci, Chief Information Officer at Natco Home Group, to explore:
Tom’s current role as CIO and the growing importance of IT during volatile times, with cybersecurity concerns and the need for innovation.
The benefits of becoming a good listener and asking good questions.
How human connection is a sign of good leadership.
The impact of identifying key people to learn from and having good mentors.
How taking over a project mid-flight highlighted the necessity for evaluating an entire project from day one.
How to get stronger and faster outcomes by implementing a feedback loop.
Tom’s vision of positioning IT as a competitive advantage so that sales, operations and finance departments can make better decisions.
Natco Home Group’s strong data warehouse and the challenge when people expect data faster.
How the company has implemented “Tech Tuesdays” to help with security awareness.
Resources:
Natco Home Group - Facebook
Natco Home Group - Website
David Wright - LinkedIn
Disruptive Innovations - Website
Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business - Website
The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim
Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team by Andrew Laudato
Tom Ferrucci - Twitter
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