IT Leadership Lessons From Clean Energy, with Dana Staples

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IT Leadership Lessons From Clean Energy, with Dana Staples

IT Matters | Tech Solutions and Strategies for Every Industry

39 minutes

2 months ago

IT Leadership Lessons From Clean Energy, with Dana Staples

On this episode of the IT Matters Podcast, our host is joined by Dana Staples, Vice President of Information Technology at ReVision Energy. Together, they discuss balancing IT initiatives and vendor relationships, the impact of AI on IT problem-solving, and engaging the new generation of IT.

Thank you to Cato Networks, this episode's sponsor. With Cato, organizations securely and optimally connect any user to any application anywhere on the globe. Its cloud-native architecture enables Cato to rapidly deploy new capabilities and maintain optimal security posture, without any effort from the IT teams. With Cato, your IT organization and your business are ready for whatever comes next.

Conversation Highlights:
00:00 A message from our sponsor at Cato Networks
[01:37] Introducing Dana Staples, VP of IT at ReVision Energy
[06:54] Navigating leadership challenges in IT
[12:17] Balancing in-house IT and vendor relationships
[20:24] Empowering teams for innovation
[28:36] Leveraging AI in IT problem solving

Notable Quotes:
“Sometimes there's some decisions that are a little further along than you'd like when IT is brought in." -Dana Staples [10:17]

“I believe really strongly that you hire people to do a role and once you hire them, you should let them do it." -Dana Staples [20:55]

Connect with Dana Staples:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastaples/

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