On this episode, host David Wright welcomes Nancy Post, Vice President of Embedded Software and Solutions, Intelligent Solutions Group at John Deere, to discuss AI-enabled sustainability, work culture, and life lessons. 

David and Nancy discuss: 

• Nancy´s journey to the role she has today: setting the strategic direction of critical technologies, and guiding research and development spending on a global basis. 
• One of the most important life lessons: how much work culture matters.
• The impact of creating key tenants for culture at John Deere.
• How improving interfaces fosters collaboration, which in turn enables innovation.
• The art of molding our brains and creating the pathways we want.
• Nancy´s future vision of using AI-driven precision technology to increase efficiency in feeding the world's growing population.
• How John Deere is promoting sustainable development goals.
• The significance of new sensing technologies (AI) that are automating vehicles.
• The importance of understanding and empowering talent.
• The piece of advice Nancy would give her younger self.

Resources:

• Nancy Post - LinkedIn
• John Deere - LinkedIn
• John Deere - Website
• David Wright - LinkedIn 
• Disruptive Innovations - Website 
• Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business - Website
• Quiet Leadership by David Rocks
• The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim et al

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