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Full Interview: Technology As an Instrument of Change

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Wayne Mekjian, Wells Fargo EVP Head of Information Services talks to MeetTheBoss about IT Transformation. There’s nothing like a little on-the-job training. For Wayne Mekjian, that consisted of performing every back-office function imaginable. Now at the top, and with all eyes firmly on the banking world, Mekjian believes technology needs to be streamlined and offer ...

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Principles for Innovation Success

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Innovation is the driving force behind all of mankind’s greatest achievements. In business it can create new categories, revolutionise business models, and make old ones obsolete. Or, umm, not. One thing is for certain, today we compete on service, price or innovation and the expectations and metrics around each are tighter than ever. All interviews ...

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Hay Group Sponsor Broadcast

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Rick Lash, Director at Hay Group, talks to MeetTheBoss TV about his views on how to manage innovation, successful leadership techniques, the results of Hay’s Best Companies for Leadership Study, and how leadership should evolve with the global workforce. View more experts discussing business innovation.

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Be prepared for Opportunity

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Tom Schmitt talks to MeetTheBoss about the secrets of business success. “Some of my best leaders on my team are people who are curious about what if.” says Tom Schmitt, President & CEO of Purolator Courier Ltd., and former SVP of FedEx Solutions. Watch more leaders discuss their ideas on the secrets of business success ...

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Building a Balanced Team

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Tom Schmitt explains how to create effective teams. “Some of my best leaders on my team are people who are curious about what if.” says Tom Schmitt, President & CEO of Purolator Courier Ltd., and former SVP of FedEx Solutions. Get more advice on how to create effective teams on MeetTheBoss – Business TV for ...

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Leaders Must Stretch Themselves

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Management leadership training from Tom Schmitt, former SVP of FedEx Solutions. “Some of my best leaders on my team are people who are curious about what if.” says Tom Schmitt, President & CEO of Purolator Courier Ltd., and former SVP of FedEx Solutions. Find more management leadership training here on MeetTheBoss – Business TV for ...

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Leaders Need Curiosity

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Tom Schmitt talks to MeetTheBoss about the importance of questionning convention and discusses examples of leadership skills. “Some of my best leaders on my team, and a great example of leadership skills are people who question convention and are curious about what if.” says Tom Schmitt, President & CEO of Purolator Courier Ltd., and former SVP of ...

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Adapting a Western Leadership Style to Asia

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MeetTheBoss talks to Diane Jurgens, CIO at General Motors about global business leadership and how she had to adapt her business leadership style to the asian market. “I learned early in my career that my business leadership style was to influence and build effective teams.  And so I’ve had to try to change that a little ...

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Women in IT

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Diane Jurgens, CIO at General Motors talks to MeetTheBoss about women in IT.   “Early in my career, I was a little bit hesitant to stand out as a woman or want to mentor young women in IT, but now I think it’s really a responsibility to encourage and help demonstrate that you can do it, and ...

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The Key Skills of Today’s IT Leaders

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Diane Jurgens CIO International Relations at General Motors talks about CIO roles and how they have evolved to keep up with IT innovation. “By opening the IT innovation hub, my staff and international operations team can get involved in the early-development curve, to use technologies and see how they can be applied early on.” says Diane ...

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