Leadership

Informational Interview with Emily Smalley

An informational interview is an informal interview with someone in your field or desired field that will shed light on the specific skills and abilities needed to progress in that career. It’s important not only for the educational benefits, as you will…

Leader Profile #2: Director, North America GTS Consolidation, IBM

The reason I chose to meet with this individual, who is the Director of Finance for GTS Consolidation, was to reconnect with a mentor I had worked with some time ago, while also picking his brain on what is necessary…

Leader Profile #1: Vice President, North America Pricing, IBM

The reason I chose to meet with this individual, who is the VP of North America Transactional Pricing at IBM, is to get a better sense of what it is like to be a senior leader at IBM. She has had a number of roles in…

Informational Interview — Randy Newell, IBM Cloud Director of DevOps Marketing

For this interview of a leader, I chose to interview IBM Cloud DevOps Marketing Director, Randy Newell. Randy graduated with an MBA in marketing and international business from New York…

Information Interview — Jennifer Jones, IBM Cloud Director of Worldwide Campaigns and Event Marketing

For this interview of a leader, I chose to interview IBM Cloud Director of Worldwide Campaigns and Event Marketing, Jennifer Jones. Jen has had an expansive…

Information Interview — A Seasoned Finance Professional

Name: Mark Haggerty

Title/Position: IBM Systems Finance Transformation Project Manager

Company: IBM

Level 5 Leadership

Who do you view as a great leader? Have you ever worked for a great leader? Do you have what it takes to become a great leader? In this presentation I will tell you what characteristics take a leader from good to great and tell you how you can make the jump to become a Level 5 Leader. We will…

Shielding Your Employees

You know your employees work hard. You expect a lot from them, but you understand not everything on their desk is helping the company move forward. That request you received last week from your boss didn’t seem all that relevant, but it came from above so you assigned your best team…

Implementing Agile in a Fragile World

“Agility is the ability to adapt and respond to change…Agile organizations view change as an opportunity, not a threat.” – Jim Highsmith

In today’s working environment, corporate strategy, product focus and competitive pressures are ever…

Informational Interview — Experienced Purchasing Professional

Jared and I are former colleagues at Hearth & Home Technologies. Earlier this year, Jared took a unique opportunity to leverage his professional work experience and become a professor for Winona State University, which…