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Exactly the same7%

Separate but related28%

Completely different5%

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Generic outreach (Are you a bot? All IT folks are not the same)19%

Not identifying a relevant pain point (How can you help me solve the problem I actually have?)50%

Disparaging the current tech stack (Don't call my baby ugly. Show me how you can partner with me)17%

Providing unrealistic timelines (I know from experience this timing won't work)9%

Leaving it all to me to build the business justification (Partner with me to find relevant ROI)2%

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Marketing21%

Business Development6%

Operations19%

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Rathik Pathak

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Digitization and digitalization are…

What are some clear signs that a software team needs an organizational redesign? And how would you convince the C-suite that those changes are necessary?

What's the biggest mistake marketing teams make when trying to sell to IT buyers?

Which function of the business do you spend the most time collaborating with on technology projects currently?

What’s your strategy for managing up – especially when your CEO or executive peers have unrealistic expectations of what IT can deliver?

What’s the best way to push back against a leader or peer who’s overzealous about adding AI where it isn’t needed?

What do you do to recover quickly from early missteps in a new role? How can you keep initial mistakes from coloring perceptions when you’re still trying to establish your reputation at a new organization?

How do you encourage your software staff to follow security best practices? Have you ever had problems with developers who aren’t following formal security processes after they’re in place?

How did you manage the jump from being a manager to an executive? What advice do you have for someone becoming a “leader of leaders”?

If you’ve been part of a return to office initiative, have you cut back on any collaboration tools, or did you leave things as is to avoid workflow disruptions? Did you cut back on any other tooling as part of the RTO?

Does anyone ever find themselves in a situation where you need to delegate a task laterally, instead of down to a direct report? Curious how others handle having to make a request where success depends on needing to rely on a peer outside IT.

Any advice for navigating outsized expectations when starting a new role? How can you manage expectations so that the business doesn’t lose confidence in you?

Have you ever worked for, or with a leader that thrived in chaos (perhaps to the point of neglecting preventative measures that would avoid a crisis)? What strategies helped you work with them without sacrificing your own wellbeing?

What techniques have been most successful in getting the more technical members of your team to think in terms of business outcomes rather than technical features?

Non-security IT leaders - how do you make sure you and your infosec partners share the same risk appetite? How do you handle disputes?

Community Posts

Digitization and digitalization are…

What are some clear signs that a software team needs an organizational redesign? And how would you convince the C-suite that those changes are necessary?

What's the biggest mistake marketing teams make when trying to sell to IT buyers?

Which function of the business do you spend the most time collaborating with on technology projects currently?

What’s your strategy for managing up – especially when your CEO or executive peers have unrealistic expectations of what IT can deliver?

What’s the best way to push back against a leader or peer who’s overzealous about adding AI where it isn’t needed?

What do you do to recover quickly from early missteps in a new role? How can you keep initial mistakes from coloring perceptions when you’re still trying to establish your reputation at a new organization?

How do you encourage your software staff to follow security best practices? Have you ever had problems with developers who aren’t following formal security processes after they’re in place?

How did you manage the jump from being a manager to an executive? What advice do you have for someone becoming a “leader of leaders”?

If you’ve been part of a return to office initiative, have you cut back on any collaboration tools, or did you leave things as is to avoid workflow disruptions? Did you cut back on any other tooling as part of the RTO?

Does anyone ever find themselves in a situation where you need to delegate a task laterally, instead of down to a direct report? Curious how others handle having to make a request where success depends on needing to rely on a peer outside IT.

Any advice for navigating outsized expectations when starting a new role? How can you manage expectations so that the business doesn’t lose confidence in you?

Have you ever worked for, or with a leader that thrived in chaos (perhaps to the point of neglecting preventative measures that would avoid a crisis)? What strategies helped you work with them without sacrificing your own wellbeing?

What techniques have been most successful in getting the more technical members of your team to think in terms of business outcomes rather than technical features?

Non-security IT leaders - how do you make sure you and your infosec partners share the same risk appetite? How do you handle disputes?