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Talking Business

By Ron Forrester, Paul Gaffney, Courtney Kissler, Scott Nasello, George Kraniotis, Dave Mangot, Dhruv Parpia, Adrienne Shulman

Understanding Business Performance So You Can Manage More Than Just the “Tech,” Influence Your Business Partners, Create a Happier Workplace, and Drive Better Outcomes

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We all want better results. Some technology leaders do this better than others. Their secret, according to reports, is more productive engagement with their business partners.* Their path to these results isn’t just better, generic relationships; it is deeper, mutually beneficial relationships anchored in the fundamentals of the business they are all serving. Tech leaders who are fluent in both the language of business performance and the language of technology deliver the best results and tend to create happier workplaces along the way.

If you are a technology leader at any level in your organization and you want to deliver better business results, you have come to the right place. This paper is a tool kit to help you better understand your business, gain insight into the goals and motivations of your business partners, and translate that understanding and insight into productive partnerships that deliver results. These tools will help you become a participant, not simply a recipient in key decisions.

  • Publication Date September 26, 2023
  • Format PDF Download
  • Pages 34

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We all want better results. Some technology leaders do this better than others. Their secret, according to reports, is more productive engagement with their business partners.* Their path to these results isn’t just better, generic relationships; it is deeper, mutually beneficial relationships anchored in the fundamentals of the business they are all serving. Tech leaders who are fluent in both the language of business performance and the language of technology deliver the best results and tend to create happier workplaces along the way.

If you are a technology leader at any level in your organization and you want to deliver better business results, you have come to the right place. This paper is a tool kit to help you better understand your business, gain insight into the goals and motivations of your business partners, and translate that understanding and insight into productive partnerships that deliver results. These tools will help you become a participant, not simply a recipient in key decisions.

Ron Forrester
Paul Gaffney
Courtney Kissler
Scott Nasello
George Kraniotis
Dave Mangot
Dhruv Parpia
Adrienne Shulman
Ron Forrester

Ron Forrester

Chief Technology Officer at Blue Nile

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Paul Gaffney

Paul Gaffney

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Courtney Kissler

Courtney Kissler

SVP, Customer and Retail Technology, Starbucks

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Scott Nasello

Scott Nasello

Engineering Leader

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George Kraniotis

George Kraniotis

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Dave Mangot

Dave Mangot

Dave Mangot (DevOps Patterns for Private Equity) helps private equity portcos get good at delivering software. He is a leading consultant, author, and speaker as the principal at Mangoteque. A DevOps veteran, Dave has successfully led digital, SRE, and DevOps transformations at companies such as Salesforce, SolarWinds, and Cable & Wireless. He has a proven track record of working with companies to quickly mature their existing culture to improve the speed, frequency, and resilience of their software service delivery.

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Dhruv Parpia

Dhruv Parpia

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Adrienne Shulman

Adrienne Shulman

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