{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S13 E10 CIO Leadership and Innovation: Earning and Keeping a Seat at the Table","description":"From IT Manager to the CIO of a Gigafactory, Listening, Earning and Keeping a Seat at the Table  On this episode, I am joined by Justin Herman, VP and CIO of Panasonic Energy of North America. Starting  out as an IT Manager for Coca-Cola Bottling Co., he worked his through the ranks in manufacturing and eventually moved from South Africa to the United States.   Presently, Justin leads the technology division for Panasonic Energy at their Gigafactory out of Sparks, Nevada.  Key Wins and Takeaways for You:  How to Show Business Partners the True Value of IT   Speed and Agility for Innovation: \u201cThe way we innovate within the Gigafactory is unlike anything I have personally seen on the manufacturing side. We've been here for about six years now, so basically, we're a startup and we continue to think as a startup. We're a 100-year-old company that thinks like a startup.\u201d  The Power of a Mission Driven Company: Building a world of cleaner energy.  How to Use Fusion Teams: Building your speed and agility significantly while transforming your innovation.  How to use the Ontological layer of your business coupled with AI and ML to transform your business, processes and speed of innovation.   How to Select the Right Edge, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Partners for You  How to Achieve and Keep Your Seat at the Table  Justin\u2019s Superpower of \u2018Active Listening:\u2019 \u201cStep back, listen, and understand the pain points. Bring those notes back home in a quiet space and reflect on them.\u201d  The Value of Mentorships   As a CIO and Business IT Leader here are more wins you will get by listening: (3:00) Bill: \u201cWhat\u2019s the change that\u2019s happening in manufacturing?\u201d  (3:57) Justin: \u201cOur business leaders have really brought the IT leaders into their decision-making because they understand the role we play and how we can create those efficiencies within multiple facets.\u201d  (4:18) Justin: \u201cAs we innovate, and as new technologies come on board, we\u2019re able to sit down with our business partners and show true value.\u201d  (6:13) Bill: \u201cWhat is a Gigafactory?\u201d  (8:19) Justin: \u201cFailure to innovate will put you at a competitive disadvantage.\u201d  (8:22) Bill: How do you do that with a legacy business?\u201d  (8:42) Justin: \u201cWe believe the future is in energy and it is our mission to go and change the world through cleaner energy.\u201d  (13:27) Bill: \u201cWhat does the ontological layer mean regarding ML and AI and Gigafactories?\u201d  (15:52) Bill: \u201cHow you went about the journey of finding the right partner?\u201d  (16:55) Justin: \u201cTake a step back, understand your business, the data, and most likely what you\u2019re going to end up with is a hybrid model.\u201d  (18:20) Bill: \u201cHow do you focus on the 80-20 principle?\u201d  (18:45) Justin: \u201cHaving a seat at the table is extremely important.\u201d   (21:08) Bill: \u201cWhat skills did you come to need to have set in-house?\u201d  (21:42) Justin: \u201cThere\u2019s always a balance between your FTEs in-house and your managed services that you use externally.\u201d  (24:20) Justin: \u201cBeing able to sit and communicate to your business leaders and talk to them in a manner they understand while taking a step back to actively listen.\u201d  (26:48) Bill: \u201cWhat books have been the biggest impact for you?\u201d  (29:45) Justin: \u201cNever pass up an opportunity to keep quiet.\u201d  (32:18) Justin: \u201cHow people are looking at security nowadays\u2026invest in people as a number one firewall.\u201d  (35:39) Justin: \u201cTake it in, learn, listen, because everything you\u2019re doing today is going to provide the opportunities that you\u2019re going to get tomorrow.\u201d  (36:17) Justin: \u201cWe all as leaders have a responsibility to give back. Let\u2019s train the leaders of the future and let\u2019s help them as well.\u201d  (36:46) Bill: \u201cAll leaders need to be looking and surround themselves with the five people that are not necessarily their peers but are in front of them a little bit.\u201d  (37:20) Justin: \u201cAs technologists, it is our responsibility to push the envelope, to get a seat at the table with our business partners to help innovation. Let\u2019s try to create a cleaner energy environment through technology.\u201d    Resources  Connect with Justin on LinkedIn  \u201cCIO Paradox\u201d by Martha Heller  \u201cEverybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants\u201d by Ray Wang  ChatGPT  ","author_name":"Bill Murphy's RedZone 10X Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/redzone10x.net\/podcast","html":"