Angela Yochem, CIO of Rent-A-Center
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) - En podcast af Metis Strategy
Among other topics, Angela discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy: * Executing Rent-A-Center’s digital transformation * CIOs driving business innovation * The impact of a single decision across the enterprise * Keeping the end-customer at the front of the decision making process * Excelling in the First 100 Days * The two characteristics that board search committees are seeking in CIOs * Methods for staying abreast of and understanding cutting edge technology * Angela’s Entrepreneur as Residence experience * Eyes on the trends: Fast prototyping and feedback, Artificial intelligence, STEM education I recently caught up with Angela over the phone from her office in Plano, TX. Our conversation covered World Class IT Principle Four, IT & Business Partnerships, as Angela described the importance of CIOs understanding, supporting, and driving the interdependencies that exist in complex, modern enterprises. Angela also shared how CIOs need to adopt the mindset of CEOs, how she prepared for her First 100 Days at Rent-A-Center, her experience as a board-level CIO, and her views on a variety of other topics.
