Ep.24 Inspire and Empower: How You Can Lead your IT Teams with Vision and Passion with Doug Lange, Chief Strategy Officer at the State of Arizona

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Ep.24 Inspire and Empower: How You Can Lead your IT Teams with Vision and Passion with Doug Lange, Chief Strategy Officer at the State of Arizona

Joe Toste

Dec 02, 2020

Featuring Doug Lange, Chief Strategy Officer for the State of Arizona

Connect w/ Doug: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmlange/

Show Notes:

In today's episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, we're joined by Doug Lange, former Chief Strategy Officer at the State of Arizona, to dive into the transformative powers of leadership in IT. We'll explore how Doug led a team managing a vast portfolio of tech projects, achieving remarkable cost avoidance, and championing a customer-centric approach in the public sector. Tune in to learn from Doug's journey of inspiring and empowering IT teams with vision and passion, and gather insights on scaling operations and nurturing a high-engagement organizational culture.

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction
05:25 - The value of time in career and personal achievement
07:02 - The making of a tech-focused podcast and the quest for efficiency
14:03 - Celebrating public sector to national role career transformations
17:18 - Doug's distinctive approach to interviewing and team-building
19:30 - Embracing a culture of sharing career journeys and learning through failure
21:12 - Joe Toste on motivational speaking and measuring employee engagement in the public sector
23:09 - Bridging customer experiences between the public and private sectors
25:38 - Transitioning public sector IT from utility to customer-centric services
29:24 - Doug shares insights on empowering state agencies through cloud strategies and cybersecurity
31:52 - Google Workspace adoption's impact on Arizona's leap to remote work amidst the pandemic
34:59 - Investing in people as the cornerstone of technology transition and project oversight

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