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THROUGHOUT MY CAREER , I HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT A ‘ SELFLESS ’ TEAM CAN DELIVER .
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in your industry ?
In software , more organisations are moving to hyperscalers and using best of breed models to drive more use of data . These are the major investment priorities .
I recently travelled across the APJ region and had several interesting meetings with customers and prospects . A common thread is their desire to ensure the data they feed into analytics apps , AI engines and so on , is clean and complete . This paves the way for creating a new level of customer experience ( CX ) which puts those companies in a leadership position against their competitors .
If you could go back and change one career decision , what would it be ?
There was a time when I was known as a fairly difficult manager . This didn ’ t sit well for me , and it ’ s one thing I would take back . I spent time reflecting and enjoy analysing various styles of prominent leaders to incorporate them into mine . After several years of consistent improvement , I feel I ’ ve progressed to a position of driving empowerment within my direct and extended team . My approach now is to offer guidance on how to think about issues , so all they need to do is state what they want to achieve and how .
What advice would you offer somebody aspiring to obtain a C-level position in your industry ?
Ensure you ’ re doing it for the right reasons . You need to love what you ’ re doing , or you won ’ t be energised . Many C-level roles require providing energy for the team , rather than consuming it . That means setting the tempo , being positive and offering inspiring goals . Make a plan for yourself on the skills you need and talk with someone on how to progress on those goals .
What behaviour or personality trait do you most attribute your success to , and why ?
My career has been about lifelong learning . I ’ m always curious about different things . That ’ s served me very well over time , whether it ’ s new tech , understanding people and what they care about or assessing the issues that impact people .
What ’ s your go-to productivity trick ?
Prioritisation . I ’ ve created a two-by-two rubric to determine what ’ s urgent , not urgent , important and not important .
What changes to your job role have you seen in the last year and how do you see these developing in the next 12 months ?
As Boomi heads into its next maturity curve – underscored by high growth and being profitable along the way – the ‘ general manager ’ notion will be more pervasive . How I make decisions ( versus how decisions were previously made ) will change . From a regional standpoint , APJ is always a work in progress with three major groups – A / NZ , Asia and Japan . I expect to spend significant time figuring out points of synergy and where we need to prioritise market-specific factors to help each team in their local markets . x
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