As business leaders, we have an opportunity to positively impact our clients, our team members, and our organizations as a whole. Join CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse as she shares tips on how to create and lead successful people-centric organizations through impactful leadership, targeted recruiting, and employee empowerment.
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Welcome to The Digital Transformist, where we empower CEOs to lead their companies through digital transformation with confidence and clarity. If you’re a CEO of a midsize company between $100 million and $250 million in revenue or have those companies in your portfolio, and your goal is to create enterprise scale and exit, this podcast is your essential guide to leveraging technology for growth. Join us each week as we dive deep into the world of digital transformation, focusing on non-tech ...
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Mastering Recruitment and Diversity w/ Jocelyne Morin-Nurse
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Discover the secrets to building a thriving team with insights from Jocelyne Morin-Nurse, a seasoned leader and entrepreneur. Learn how aligning your internal culture with your external branding can transform your recruitment and retention strategies. Jocelyne shares her expertise in leadership training and employee empowerment, offering practical …
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Eliminating Outdated Tech and Enhancing Workflow Efficiency
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What if you could transform mundane email tasks into streamlined, automated workflows? In this episode of "The Digital Transformist," we welcome Scott Friesen from Echo Logistics, who shares his remarkable transition from a strategy role at Best Buy to leading the data science and analytics team at Echo. Scott unpacks the intricacies of leveraging …
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A New Era of Monetizing Content ft Kristin Patterson
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Ready to revolutionize your understanding of live entertainment technology? Join us as we chat with KP from Live Bash and uncover how their cutting-edge platforms in Chicago and LA are reshaping the way artists create and monetize performances. Discover the seamless integration of advanced ticketing and live streaming solutions that not only simpli…
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The Guide to Tech Profitability ft. Dave Sobel
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What if technologists could transition from being seen as an expense to a crucial element in driving business profitability? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dave Solow, the host of Business of Tech, as he shares his journey from a computer science graduate to founding and successfully selling a managed services provider (MSP) business…
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CrowdStrike's Failure: Strategies for Midsize Business Survival
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In this episode, we discuss the significant challenges faced by small and medium-sized companies in software development, using the recent CrowdStrike incident as a key example. We explore the differences in reputation management, crisis response, and quality assurance between large and smaller companies. Investing in robust quality processes and b…
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How Digital Products Give Non-Tech Companies an Unfair Advantage
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Can traditional companies thrive in the digital age? Discover how CEOs of non-tech businesses can leverage digital product innovation to stay ahead of the curve and meet soaring customer expectations. This episode uncovers the strategic advantages of automating routine tasks, thereby empowering teams to focus on high-impact projects. With compellin…
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Navigating Financial Crises and Modernizing Operations
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Unlock the secrets of entrepreneurial success and the transformative power of technology with our special guests, Robert Lindemann. Rob recounts his inspiring journey of taking his family business from a local operation to a national powerhouse, all while navigating the turbulent waters of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. He shares his insights on h…
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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Mike Stringer, the brilliant mind behind Datascope and a key figure in the evolution of data science within design practices. Mike recounts his extraordinary journey from a physics and complex networks graduate student to co-founding a trailblazing consulting firm that caught the attention of IDEO. Disc…
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Join us for an insightful episode where we sit down with Ken Klug, President and CEO of QCS Purchasing Cooperative. Ken shares his fascinating journey from the chemical industry to leading a cooperative in the food and beverage sector. He offers a unique perspective on the current challenges faced by the grocery industry, particularly the pressures…
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Can gradual evolution outshine sudden overhauls in digital transformations? Join us as we explore the nuanced world of digital change and why taking baby steps often trumps big leaps. We unravel the startling statistic from a Gartner study, revealing a 72% failure rate in digital transformations and discuss how setting clear goals can mark the diff…
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Mastering Digital Transformation: Strategies, Leadership and Value Driven Decisions
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Join us as we uncover the critical elements necessary for avoiding the common pitfalls in digital transformation. We emphasize the importance of having a clear vision and strategy, ensuring that your organization understands the underlying business problems driving the transformation. You'll hear about the significance of committed leadership and e…
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Revolutionizing Retail: Embracing Technology and AI for a Smarter Future
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Retail transformation expert Ian Fredericks joins us to shed light on the evolving landscape of the retail industry. We kick off by discussing the often-overlooked power of brick-and-mortar stores in an age obsessed with e-commerce. Ian shares his seasoned insights on how investing in technology can revolutionize in-store execution, boost associate…
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5 Pillars of AI Driven Digital Transformation
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Can your organization thrive without effectively leveraging AI in its digital transformation? Boldly challenge the status quo with us in this compelling episode where we uncover the five key pillars necessary for a successful AI-driven transformation. We'll lay out clear strategies for effective change communication that ensures buy-in from every t…
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Empowering Teams in the Age of Smart Industry
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When an enterprise's digital dreams crash into the wall of reality, what's the fallout? This season on The Digital Transformist, we're venturing into the treacherous terrain of digital transformation, pinpointing where companies often trip and tumble. The journey is fraught with hidden hazards, from the chasms of change management to the mirage of …
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Creating an Environment Where Values Thrive
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As we know, the world of business can change rapidly. And as we’re being drawn into the demands of the everyday, it can be easy to lose sight of the organization’s values. But it’s when we become overwhelmed and stressed and challenged that we need to lean into those chosen values the most. Otherwise, we risk running an organization that is based o…
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Infusing Agility in the Next Twelve Months of Business
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As entrepreneurs, we’re frequently required to navigate the challenges that come with a dynamic and often unpredictable business world. We create forecasts and budgets for the upcoming year, strategies and goals, and metrics to measure it all. But as the year marches along, we need to stay on top of this roller coaster of highs and lows. In this ep…
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Growing by Obtaining More Frequent and Transparent Team Feedback
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As leaders, we rely on obtaining frequent and transparent feedback from our team members both for personal and organizational growth. Constructive feedback not only helps us make better-informed strategic and operational decisions, but it also helps foster a culture of open communication. And as most leaders know, it’s a lot easier said than done. …
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Struggling to train someone on a delegated task?
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Finally, you found someone to replace you and perform a specific task. Maybe it’s even a task that you never liked doing and you cannot wait to get this off your plate. You set up a meeting, start training the person, and then… you find yourself wanting to nudge them aside and take over. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what…
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Effective Strategies and Tips to Conquer Imposter Syndrome
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As a leader, no matter at what level, you will likely at some point find yourself wondering whether you’re making the right decision. The degree of self-questioning will likely vary depending on your knowledge, skills, experience as well as how you feel about your role as a leader. It may even devolve into an actual case of imposter syndrome. In th…
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If you’re a solopreneur who has been juggling all the tasks in your business, you may be feeling the pressure of getting it all done. But not JUST done. Done and with quality. You may have considered hiring some support but are unsure what you could be delegating. Or even whether you should. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on …
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In the course of leading an organization or growing your own business, there will be times when you will need to take care of something you really don’t like doing. Suddenly, you need to return this call. Or review that document. All VERY essential and… helping delay that inevitable dreary task. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips…
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Being an effective leader includes managing differences -- Part II
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In response to the episode “Your new leaders are technically proficient but are they effective?” someone asked: “What about cultural differences and background in the team or with the new leader and what about levels of experience and skills and the difficulty to reconcile them?” We addressed what new leaders can do to help address cultural differe…
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Being an effective leader includes managing differences -- Part I
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In response to the episode “Your new leaders are technically proficient but are they effective?” someone asked: “What about cultural differences and background in the team or with the new leader and what about levels of experience and skills and the difficulty to reconcile them? Let’s start by addressing the first question (and thanks for asking!).…
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It's an afternoon of new perspectives in the café, both from climbing the rock candy wall and chatting about LabVIEW. Climbing enthusiast and LabVIEW trainer Sam Taggart belays in to chat about both, and how code interacts with the messy real world.
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Savvy strategies for leaders to survive “traffic control days”
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There are days, as a leader, when it feels like all we’re doing, all day long, is directing traffic. Getting individuals unstuck by answering their questions, course-correcting projects by providing needed feedback, slowing some down who might be skipping a few steps and getting a little too far ahead. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shar…
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Ignite engagement through the art of leadership storytelling
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Storytelling is a powerful business tool. For those thinking that it is only needed in works of fiction, think again. Storytelling is what will captivate an audience, attract clients and inspire a team. It can even make the driest of stats fascinating. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what basic structure leaders could use t…
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Season 3, Episode 4: Jocelyne Morin-Nurse
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A rogue vine is taking over the café, but that's not enough to stop Jocelyne Morin-Nurse from enjoying her coffee. Listen as she discusses leadership with Bojan and Jason, including how to handle the transition from "team member" to "team lead".
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The growth mindset advantage for business success
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These past few years, many of us leaders and entrepreneurs have been forced to focus on operational demands and deal with constant environmental changes. For many, this has led to bad overwork habits and a decline in intentional growth. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what leaders can do to get back on the learning track wh…
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Your new leaders are technically proficient but are they effective?
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Promoting leaders from within is a typical organizational practice. It usually starts with identifying an extraordinary team member that has demonstrated leadership qualities in a variety of situations. And although that is certainly a great start, it is only a start. Obtaining positional power changes the dynamics. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Mo…
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Season 3, Episode 3: Aliénor Latour, Donia Chaiehloudj, and Pascal Bertrand
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A crowd of blue gophers has descended on the café, perhaps on account of the visit from the co-authors of "Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects": Aliénor Latour, Donia Chaiehloudj, and Pascal Bertrand. Listen in as they explain what makes Go tick, and talk about some of the strange bugs they've encountered across their diverse experiences as softwar…
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Choosing to be a solopreneur doesn’t require an apology
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In conversation with various types of entrepreneurs, it may be tempting for solopreneurs to stay quieter based on their own limiting beliefs that they are not “a real business” because they don’t have a team. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse provides some perspective on putting those thoughts aside and embracing the power of being a solopr…
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Being a new leader can be scary. It is natural to feel overwhelmed and anxious about how to handle situations and their outcome. But worrying can be destructive when left uncontrolled. And as entrepreneurs and leaders, we are frequently placed in high-stress, high-impact situations and are required to make decisions caught between the proverbial ro…
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New leader development, key to unlocking your business’ true potential
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To truly unlock a business's full potential requires addressing two complementary aspects in parallel. The first one is the business side: understanding the strategy, financials, planning, operations, product services, marketing, etc. The second one is the people side: the individuals that make the systems work together and fulfill the organization…
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Season 3, Episode 2: Pat Viafore and Jess Jang
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A quiet evening in the café provides the perfect opportunity for Jess to join in the conversation, this time with Pat Viafore, author of "Robust Python". Join the group as they discuss the challenges and intricacies of testing.
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The importance of keeping your team connected to your business strategy
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Typically an organization's mission and core values are shared with new team members as part of some form of onboarding activity. For most organizations, that's pretty much the extent of the team member's exposure to ongoing strategy, the mission, and the values. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on why it’s essential to keep th…
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What makes a good puzzle? Software engineer and escape room enthusiast Edaqa Mortoray chats with Jason and Bojan about the joys and sorrows of independent projects, why debugging makes a terrible game, and how he came to be the top endorsed Monster Slayer on LinkedIn. Now if only someone can talk the unicorn out of forcing everyone to play supporti…
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Developing trust to build a high-performance team
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Like many leadership skills, having the ability to build trust begins with recognizing the importance of this activity and understanding the necessity to behave in a manner that will contribute to the development of that much-desired trust and credibility. Although positional power may yield compliance to have a truly highly-functioning team, it's …
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Creativity in entrepreneurship: The often-neglected key to innovation and growth
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When evaluating how our business is doing, we tend to gravitate toward stats. Numbers are that objective measure of growth or signal that there are significant issues that need to be addressed. But, as much as stats are essential, creativity is key in helping entrepreneurs stand out from the crowd and gain a competitive edge. In this episode, CEO J…
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Earned confidence, a powerful leadership tool
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You’ve identified individuals that you feel would make great formal leaders at your organization. That’s great! But are you providing these new leaders with ways to build their leadership confidence? There are some very real consequences to both having leaders who are recklessly confident and those who are unjustifiably insecure. In this episode, C…
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An open communication culture starts with the leader
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Many of us have received the advice that we don’t go to our supervisor with a problem if we don’t have a solution. The issue with that is the leader then is managing without all of the information. And what about the cases when the longer it goes unaddressed, the more damage it causes to the organization? In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse s…
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Entrepreneurs are usually known for having a ton of ideas. They're idea-making machines. And it might be tempting, as a small business owner who's looking to grow, to try all these ideas. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what process leaders could follow to rapidly identify whether an idea merits further investigation or sho…
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Problems masquerading as time management issues
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As a leader, if you find yourself or your team frequently remarking that there's not enough time, start digging into why that might be and make sure that you’re not in fact setting yourself or your team up for burnout by automatically treating it as a time management problem. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what process lea…
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Where to start to craft a solid people strategy
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In the past few years, there has been a higher focus on improving organizational culture, redefining the employee experience, and leading with positive impact. One of the strategies used to help organizations implement transformational initiatives is to craft a solid people strategy. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on how lead…
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Essential financial basics for business owners
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Even though, as business owners, we're not expected to have the depth of knowledge that accounting professionals have, it's still essential for leaders to understand the basics of accounting to be able to make financial decisions and regularly evaluate the company's financial health. In this video, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what basic…
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Have you ever revisited a past decision but couldn't remember why and how you came to it? Leaders have so much going on, so many decisions to make, that, at some point, some of the details will escape them. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what leaders can do to help guard against losing too many valuable decision-making det…
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Jason broke reality...but on the upside, Alex Booker has spontaneously appeared. While he sticks around to discuss common mistakes junior developers make, Annie grapples with whether an eggplant macchiato was ever supposed to be a thing.
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The quick risk forecast that helps generate a faster, strategically sound solution
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Leaders rarely have ample time to dig into a problem before having to choose a solution to implement. In fact, leaders usually have to make decisions essentially while still processing incoming information. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on what process leaders could follow to do a rapid risk forecast. ——— Free resource ——— T…
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Time traveller Cecelia Martinez discusses frontend development and debugging with Bojan and Jason. Even so, the question remains: is that programming book from the future that Bojan bought from the rummage sale going to be useful in the end?
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Favoring year-end investing over year-end spending
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Anyone managing any kind of budget has surely come across a version of “You need to spend money to make money”. Without any kind of guidelines or caveats, this can actually be a very dangerous statement. Unbridled, that mindset could actually lead an organization to bankruptcy. In this episode, CEO Jocelyne Morin-Nurse shares tips on how leaders ca…
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Season 2, Episode 10: Itamar Turner-Trauring
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Logs, anyone? Bojan and Jason chat with Itamar Turner-Trauring, the creator of the eliot logging library in Python.
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