There are leaders who know how to win big results, but don’t know how to win people, and then there are leaders who know how to win people, but don’t know how to win big results. NTT DATA North America CIO Barry Shurkey is one of those great leaders who knows how to win both in business and with his people.
For this episode, we sat down with Barry at NTT DATA’s Innovation Center in Plano, Texas, to shine the light on his career journey and open up his tech leadership playbook so you can learn from the best.
Tune in to learn about:
- Barry’s early jobs in publishing and hospitality influenced his career
- How to harness emotional intelligence as a leader
- How sharing the “ugly” news early can prevent problems and bring teams closer together
- How Barry envisions the future of the CIO position
- How Barry has mentored and advocated for new leaders, particularly underrepresented individuals
Featuring submitted questions from:
- Lori Shisler, VP of Global People at NTT Global Sourcing
- Robert Dority, Vice President at NTT Data Services
- Tom Levesque, (ret.) VP of Information Technology at NTT Data Services
- Meredith Vance, Senior VP, Treasurer at NTT Data,
- Lourdes Gipson, Senior Executive Director at Inspire Leadership Network
- Kris Moser, Executive Assistant to the CIO at NTT DATA Data Services
