Podcasts Other You, Me, and Your Top Three Making Transformation the Day Job (wsg Ed Rybicki)

Making Transformation the Day Job (wsg Ed Rybicki)

Published: Aug. 14, 2019, 10 a.m.

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During this episode, we speak with Ed Rybicki, Chief Information Officer at Vyaire Medical. Throughout the discussion, Ed highlights how throughout his journey to his global CIO role he never forgot to keep people at the center of pretty much everything he does \\u2013 something he learned from his background in organizational behavior. Ed elaborated on how data has become one of the world\\u2019s most valuable assets and noted how it needs to find its way on to the balance sheets of many companies. He also discussed how he surrounded himself with non-traditional mentors throughout his career \\u2013 ranging from his colleagues inside the companies he has worked for who helped him build a platform for success to those outside who helped him transform from role to role and that pushed him to be brave.

About Ed Rybicki

Ed is a highly accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Technology Executive with 20+ years of achievement setting and executing technology strategies for private-equity, private, and public global corporations. Ed has a proven record of success as part of executive leadership teams to align top-level business and technology strategies\\u2014 fostering sustainable revenue growth and delivering top levels of efficiency and internal/external customer service through sustainable innovation. Ed has broad-based expertise in the planning and execution of strategic turnarounds, culture change initiatives, technical project portfolios, systems operations, and diverse service delivery efforts.

Show Highlights

Segment 1: Introduction

2:48\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s history: An IT practitioner with a background in organizational behavior. (EDS. Vyaire Medical. University of Michigan.)

6:27\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A differentiator for companies: Having the ability to value and incubate people as an asset.

Segment 2: Brave Leadership & the \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

8:36\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Non-traditional mentorship: picking pieces of advice based on need or intersection at a specific time.

10:10\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Gerald \\u201cGerry\\u201d Schunder \\u2013 A guide through the foundation part of Ed\\u2019s career. (Volkswagen Group of America. Ernst & Young.)

13:15\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cIf I have a personal connection with someone, I\\u2019m just inherently going to be more successful in what I do.\\u201d

16:14\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: George Albert \\u2013 Giving the outside perspective. (Brightwing. Southwest Airlines.)

20:18\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Carol Moher \\u2013 A friendship and emotional support that transcends reporting structure. \\xa0

25:32\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Gregg Garrett \\u2013 Challenge with new thought and innovation of thoughts.

29:55\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cYou don\\u2019t have to have high commonality in everything to actually have great colleagues....there is huge power in diversity of thought.\\u201d

32:15\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ed\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Dave Eckley \\u2013 Shared approach and value on how to work with teams.

Part 3: Industry Disruption & Transformation

36:12\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Common thread of disruption: Data and information \\u2013 how to capture, use, and monetize it. (Radio Shack Data.)

42:05\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pros and cons: working in a company\\u2019s \\u201chome country\\u201d vs working as part of a global network.

48:03\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cI\\u2019m working for my team and my job is to enable them to be the best they can be.\\u201d (Servant Leadership.)

53:20\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Building a team: enabling people to take ownership and reacting appropriately when things fail.

Part 5: Wrapping up

56:33\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Keep in touch with Ed via LinkedIn.

56:53\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Follow Vyaire Medical as they enter an exciting time of transformation as a global leader in respiratory, diagnostic care. (Website. LinkedIn.)

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