The Digital Edge (7): This is how Rockwool's CIO Jan Amtoft became a great it-manager

In 2002 Jan Amtoft - the global CIO at industry giant Rockwool - arrived at an important decision: He wanted to become a great manager.

Not just good. But great.

It was and still is a bold ambition. Especially so in the IT-industry were bits, bytes, shiny new hardware, and daring "take no prisoners" managers normally seize all the attention.

But none of the innovation we take for granted happens without the right employes. The same employees that most companies spend millions of dollars to recruit, train, and motivate.

So please join us as we together with Jan Amtoft explores what it means to be a great manager in the fast-moving it-industry - and what that vision means for the digitalization of Rockwool.

Hosts: Jesper Schleimann, Digital Transformation Officer, EMEA North at SAP and Lars Jacobsen, Editor-in-chief of Computerworld Denmark

Podcast website: Computerworld.dk/theedge

Om Podcasten

The adoption and usage of technology are going through a radical transformation. Just a decade ago investment in the right technology was often enough to gain that crucial competitive edge. But the increasingly tough competition, the accelerating technological development, and the mounting complexity now demand new ways of choosing, adopting, and handling technology in the enterprise. The possibilities - and the challenges - are the main theme of The Digital Edge, a podcast created by Computerworld Denmark & SAP focusing on leadership, strategy, and business in the accelerating digital age. Hosting the podcast is Computerworld's editor-in-chief Lars Jacobsen, and Jesper Schleimann Digital Transformation Officer Northern Europe at SAP. Through a series of 35 to 40-minute interviews with key digital decision makes, Lars Jacobsen and Jesper Schleimann will explore the difficulties, the challenges and the massive rewards that the accelerating digital age brings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lars Jacobsen at [email protected]