There are leaders who know how to win big results, but don’t know how to win people, and then there are leaders who know how to win people, but don’t know how to win big results. NTT DATA North America CIO Barry Shurkey is one of those great leaders who knows how to win both in business and with his people.

For this episode, we sat down with Barry at NTT DATA’s Innovation Center in Plano, Texas, to shine the light on his career journey and open up his tech leadership playbook so you can learn from the best.

Tune in to learn about:

Barry’s early jobs in publishing and hospitality influenced his career
How to harness emotional intelligence as a leader
How sharing the “ugly” news early can prevent problems and bring teams closer together
How Barry envisions the future of the CIO position
How Barry has mentored and advocated for new leaders, particularly underrepresented individuals

Featuring submitted questions from:

Lori Shisler, VP of Global People at NTT Global Sourcing
Robert Dority, Vice President at NTT Data Services
Tom Levesque, (ret.) VP of Information Technology at NTT Data Services
Meredith Vance, Senior VP, Treasurer at NTT Data,
Lourdes Gipson, Senior Executive Director at Inspire Leadership Network
Kris Moser, Executive Assistant to the CIO at NTT DATA Data Services

The Leadership Edge: Barry Shurkey’s IT Superpowers Revealed