15 Minutes with the Boss Ed Chung: The 7 year shift, the AI question you need to ask and how to dominate your diary.
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Jun 30, 2025 Ed Chung, Chief Executive of Technology One, shares insights on company transformations every seven years to adapt and thrive. He delves into how personal and professional reinvention is essential in the tech industry, shaped by pivotal career moments. Chung discusses mastering productivity while remaining flexible with your schedule. He also highlights the critical role of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need to define problems before seeking AI solutions, drawing parallels with the shift to cloud computing.
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Seven-Year Restructure Cycle
- Technology One follows a seven to ten-year restructure cycle to adapt to evolving technology generations.
- Entire business elements like culture, systems, and people change to stay relevant with tech shifts like AI and cloud.
Ed's Career-Defining Shift
- Ed Chung experienced a pivotal career change when pulled from CFO role to head of R&D after seven years at Technology One.
- This shift marked his apprenticeship toward becoming CEO, reflecting their seven-year restructure cycle philosophy.
Say It and Do It
- Adopt "say it and do it" mentality: publicize goals to align and inspire your team.
- Commit firmly to targets to maintain market credibility and drive collective effort toward achievement.