Read Between the Tech Podcast

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Eric Sugar is the President of ProServeIT, an IT consulting company with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation and technology advisory for various organizations across North America. Eric is joined on this podcast episode by Nancy MacKay, Founder & CEO of MacKay CEO Forums, a global CEO development program accelerating performance and populating the world with inspiring business leaders.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss:

• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB)

• Inclusion in the workplace

• How to lead EDIB initiatives as a CEO

• Impact of leadership participation in EDIB initiatives

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:29) Passion about EDIB in the workplace

(03:11) CEOs and having a judgement free mindset

(04:57) Value of EDIB in the workplace

(07:33) Leaders and creating an inclusivity platform

(10:32) Biggest challenge of creating an inclusive workplace

(12:14) Employee promotion via an inclusive mindset

(15:09) How can a leader become more aware of their unconscious biases?

(18:28) How to address those who are not aligned to EDIB within your business

(20:05) How to get internal buy-in for an EDIB initiative

(22:44) CEO participation in EDIB initiatives

(24:11) Advice for CEOs when it comes to EDIB

Referenced:

• How CEOs Can Make Diversity And Inclusion A Priority: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/07/13/how-ceos-can-make-diversity-and-inclusion-a-priority/

• With an inclusive mindset comes powerful perspectives: https://www.kornferry.com/insights/featured-topics/leadership/inclusive-mindset-provides-powerful-perspectives

• What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity: https://hbr.org/2017/08/what-11-ceos-have-learned-about-championing-diversity

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Brought to you by ProServeIT - Unlock your organization’s digital future | Advica Health - Life is complicated. Healthcare shouldn't be.

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Eric Sugar is the President of ProServeIT, an IT consulting company with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation and technology advisory for various organizations across North America. Eric is joined on this podcast episode by Kevin Brady, President of Advica Health, a outstanding healthcare navigation service which allows members to access an independent appraisal of their health needs and circumstances in a timely manner.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss:

• Reducing the complexity of technology for businesses

• Advica’s business challenges

• Aligning your business needs to your technology roadmap

• Building the technology "as you need it"

• Impact of technology transformation on organization and its workforce

• The power of referral marketing

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:44) Advica's origin

(04:05) Advica's business challenges (customer communication, data protection, access to information for employees and patients)

(08:30) Making technology more approachable

(10:40) Technology as the "bridge"

(12:16) Supporting your organization through its digital transformation journey

(15:17) Key highlights of Advica's technology journey

(19:04) Tips for healthcare companies to use their technology effectively (for CEOs and Executives)

(21:56) Sleep and digital screens (Health tip)

Referenced:

• Employee health and technology: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/using-digital-tech-to-support-employees-mental-health-and-resilience

• Technology roadmap creation: https://www.proserveit.com/technology-roadmap-lite

• Digital transformation: https://www.proserveit.com/blog/how-to-accelerate-digital-transformation-in-your-organization

• It’s Never Too Late To Be Healthy book: https://advicahealth.com/its-never-too-late-to-be-healthy/

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Brought to you by ProServeIT —Unlock your organization’s digital future | NoW of Work Inc.—The Future is NoW...are you ready?

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Eric Sugar is the President of ProServeIT, an IT consulting company with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation and technology advisory for various organizations across North America. Eric is joined on this podcast episode by Rocky Ozaki, Founder & CEO of NoW of Work Inc., a professional services firm whose focus is on building resilient organizations - those who are naturally innovative, agile and human-centered.

In today’s podcast, we discuss:

• Technology roadmapping and innovation

• Disruption around traditional industries

• Moonshots and disruption

• Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

• Better organizational time management in the modern workplace

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:33) Technology and disruption

(02:40) Horizons (1, 2 and 3), disruption and ChatGPT

(07:40) Agile and OKRs

(10:37) CEOs and the “shiny object syndrome”

(11:50) Innovation disruption examples

(14:38) Pip Decks?

(15:02) Innovation suggestions for organizations

Referenced:

• Agile framework: https://premieragile.com/types-of-agile-frameworks/

• Horizons/Innovation: https://www.nowofwork.com/innovation

• ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

• OKRs: https://asana.com/resources/okr-meaning

• Shiny object syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_object_syndrome

• Pip Decks: https://pipdecks.com/

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