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Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Executive Leadership
- Organizational Change
Speaker Bio
Rob O'Donohue is a Vice President Analyst in Gartner’s Executive Leadership Research Group focusing on C-Suite Dynamics, Executive Leadership, and Culture.
Here, he advises Executives on skills and competencies needed to thrive at the C-Suite and as an executive leader, how to create and sustain a culture of high performance in the leadership team and across the organization. Rob also focuses research and advice on how to improve employee engagement, driver behavior change, and improve motivation at work.
Rob creates evidence-based actionable research to empower Executive Leaders lead more effectively. Rob also runs workshops and client briefings covering high performance teams and culture, behavior change, how to design a hybrid work model that works, how to avoid common DEI mistakes, and coaching effectiveness. Rob has also written extensively on Neurodiversity at Work.
Rob holds is a certified Executive Coaching with the ICF and uses his experience to help executives to think differently and challenge their own assumptions about work.
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Here, he advises Executives on skills and competencies needed to thrive at the C-Suite and as an executive leader, how to create and sustain a culture of high performance in the leadership team and across the organization. Rob also focuses research and advice on how to improve employee engagement, driver behavior change, and improve motivation at work.
Rob creates evidence-based actionable research to empower Executive Leaders lead more effectively. Rob also runs workshops and client briefings covering high performance teams and culture, behavior change, how to design a hybrid work model that works, how to avoid common DEI mistakes, and coaching effectiveness. Rob has also written extensively on Neurodiversity at Work.
Rob holds is a certified Executive Coaching with the ICF and uses his experience to help executives to think differently and challenge their own assumptions about work.
Sessions
Wednesday, 29 October, 2025 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM JST
Leadership Greatest Hits – 2025 Edition: A Playlist of Actions for CIOs to Lead Better
Rob O'Donohue,
VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are under pressure to lead through extreme change at a time when norms are being shattered. In this session, CIOs will discover a set of leadership tactics shaping executive success in 2025. These targeted actions will help CIOs adapt their leadership approach enabling them to lead better up to the CEO and Board, across the C-Suite, outside their organization, down into their organization, and, most crucially, help them lead better from within. Ideal for CIOs aiming to stay ahead, this session offers practical tools to elevate your leadership game.
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Thursday, 30 October, 2025 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM JST
Ten Strategies for CIOs to Effectively Deliver Difficult News to Employees
Rob O'Donohue,
VP Analyst, Gartner
More CIOs find themselves having to deliver difficult news to their employees. From return-to-office mandates to layoffs and reorganizations, it's challenging to communicate these changes without compromising engagement and risking attrition. This session will provide CIOs with 10 best practices to effectively deliver difficult news and keep their organizations on track.
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