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Feb 8, 2023 • 16min
#121: Succeeding in Economies of Speed: Rethinking Your Levers, Part 2
In Part 2 of this re:Invent Las Vegas session, Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Learn more about how finding the intersection between innovation and operational excellence can deliver value and results. Don't miss Part 1 of the session, published yesterday.

Feb 7, 2023 • 24min
#120: Succeeding in Economies of Speed: Rethinking Your Levers, Part 1
When leaders look to change their organization, they often begin with restructuring, defining new processes and guidelines, or granting exceptions to innovation units. However, transformation isn’t just about doing existing things better; it’s foremost about doing things differently. This session by Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow!

Jan 31, 2023 • 27min
#119: Making Security Personal for Public Sector
Join Sarah Ryle of the AWS institute as she interviews Liam Maxwell, Director of Digital Government Transformation at AWS, and Alex Meek-Holmes, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS about the intricacies of security in the public sector.

Jan 24, 2023 • 30min
#118: The Human Impact of Government Modernization
In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we’re talking about the human side of digital transformation in government. Join Sarah Ryle from the AWS Institute as she speaks with Mike Beaven, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS, about the impact that government service modernization can have on the everyday lives of citizens.

Jan 19, 2023 • 34min
#117: A CISO’s Guide to Establishing and Scaling Security Culture
In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we're focusing on security as a critical component of digital transformation. Join Clarke Rodgers, director of AWS enterprise strategy as he interviews amazon’s chief security officer, Steve Schmidt about what it takes to establish a security culture, scale securely, and continuously adapt to changing circumstances.

Jan 10, 2023 • 28min
#116: Banking on the future: Innovation and culture change in a risk-averse industry (A conversation with Mark Holt, CTO at 10x Banking)
How do you drive organizational and even cultural change in boardrooms and entire businesses to make digital transformation a success? What does that look like in the fast-moving world of banking, where huge highly-regulated incumbents are battling nimble fintech start-ups who were born in the cloud? In this episode of AWS Conversations with Leaders, Mark Holt, CTO of 10x Banking shares his insight about how to make a success of transformation, and the big shifts in mindset needed to get there.

Dec 20, 2022 • 20min
#115: FOMO in the C-Suite
Does your leadership team suffer from the "fear of missing out" on the next technological advancement, leading to impulsive decisions or strategy shifts? How can you evaluate an innovative new offering to determine if it will create actual value for your organization? In this episode, AWS leaders tackle long and short-term planning, talent development, digital transformation, and more tools to help Executives avoid "FOMO".
Presenters:
Jake Burns, Enterprise Strategist, AWS and Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, AWS

Dec 6, 2022 • 18min
#114: Future-Proofing is a Flawed Concept
Can enterprises ever truly "future-proof" their organization? Predictions have become less and less reliable, and five year plans less realistic. How can leaders keep their organizations nimble and responsive to whatever comes, while also being intentional about growth and resource allocation? Join two AWS leaders as they discuss how to think about "future-readiness" as an alternative framework.
Presenters:
Jake Burns, Enterprise Strategist, AWS and Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, AWS

Nov 15, 2022 • 27min
#113: Weathering Disruptions with a Culture of Trust
Economic downturns, supply chain issues, global pandemics, disruptive geo-politics: there are innumerable crises your organization will face throughout its lifetime. These crises can be a forcing function for transformation, but how to you motivate your talent to get (and stay) onboard? Hear from three AWS leaders as they discuss how to build a culture of trust that will weather-proof your organization from future, unknowable storms.
Presenters:
Mark Schwartz, Director, Enterprise Strategy, AWS Jake Burns, Enterprise Strategist, AWS Chris Hennesey, Finance Strategist, AWS.

Nov 1, 2022 • 22min
#112: Leading Your Enterprise in an Economic Downturn
Economic downturns, like many crises, can present a false dichotomy for leaders wanting to undergo a digital transformation: cut costs, or invest in becoming an agile organization that can weather future disruption? Hear from three seasoned AWS Executives who have successfully built and led technology teams as they share their strategies for navigating a cloud transformation journey in rough economic headwinds and beyond.
Presenters:
Mark Schwartz, Director, Enterprise Strategy, AWS
Jake Burns, Enterprise Strategist, AWS
Chris Hennesey, Finance Strategist, AWS.


