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b"Geert Standaert is the CTO of Belgian telecom company Proximus and the next ECOTY finalist in our Leadership Deep Dive series.\\n\\nIn this episode, Geert talks about the ambitious transformation projects he has led at Proximus, but perhaps even more interestingly - about his very open philosophy on learning, teaching, creativity and motivating people.\\n\\nBefore his IT career took off, Geert took lessons in acting and played in a rock band. He has also taken up carpentry and he relates that to leadership, management and happiness.\\n\\nTable of contents\\n\\n01:40 - Transformation project #1: Proximus TV \\n14:31 - Transformation project #2: Mass market transformation / unifying the customer journey \\n17:09 - How IT is organised at Proximus \\n19:21 - Agile transformation at a large organisation \\n22:23 - The ROI of agile transformation \\n23:32 - How to attract the best people in IT \\n24:55 - Geert's management style\\nBook recommendation: Employees first, customers second\\n\\n27:44 - Diversity in IT at Proximus \\n30:05 - CTO's role and priorities at Proximus \\n32:52 - Geert's leadership style \\n34:02 - Geert's MBTI profile \\n36:46 - His personal mantra \\n38:44 - How do you manage stress? \\n40:02 - The Zen of Carpentry \\n41:26 - What acting lessons can teach you about leadership \\n45:07 - Advice to future digital leaders \\n47:09 - Care-frontation: how to give and get feedback \\n50:16 - Geert's most important values in life \\n52:21 - Geert's mentors \\n57:30 - Trust-based knowledge communities\\n\\n\\n\\u25b6 LEADERSHIP DEEP DIVE\\n\\nIn the Leadership Deep Dive series we meet with the top CIOs in Europe. We are exploring what makes great digital leaders tick: how they lead and manage people, how they approach the intersection of business and technology, how they make decisions. What are their personality types and management styles? How do they manage the demands of their complex and challenging role?"