Plus: Keeping Your All-Remote IT Organization Connected, and In Search Of A VP of IT for a Global Manufacturer
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

  1. Digitizing Industrial Products at Cummins
  2. Keeping Your All-Remote IT Organization Connected
  3. Overcoming Implicit Bias When Considering Job Candidates
  4. In Search Of: Head of IT for a global manufacturer, Northeast

Hi Friend,

Everything about Cummins is big.

The Fortune 500 company manufactures engines for big vehicles, employs 63,000 people, generates $23 billion in sales, and operates all over the globe. With digital technologies making their way into Cummins’ products, much about this big company is changing all at once, including IT’s role in product engineering, the sales team’s approach to new digital products, and leadership’s mindset around data.

CIO Sherry Aaholm says that her approach to driving change over so much scale centers on demonstrating business value, and a lot of patience, in today’s lead item.

Martha   Martha Heller

1. Digitizing Industrial Products at Cummins

Sherry Aaholm, CIO, Cummins

Sherry Aaholm, CIO of the $23 billion engine manufacturer, shares her strategy for creating foundational change at scale, in this new interview with Martha Heller.

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2. Keeping Your All-Remote IT Organization Connected

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The CIO of IDEXX Laboratories, Ken Grady, has discovered that short videos recorded on his iPhone provide an effective way to communicate and strengthen bonds across his global IT team.

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3. Overcoming Implicit Bias When Considering Job Candidates

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While hiring diverse employees has become a critical goal for organizations around the world, many are falling short. One reason companies are failing to develop diverse workforces is that recruiters, because of implicit biases, gravitate toward candidates that fit a stereotype (e.g., men in the technology industry). In this HBR article, researchers from four universities propose an intervention they say effectively nudges recruiters to select more diverse candidates.

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4. In Search Of: Head of IT for a global manufacturer, Northeast

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Heller Search has been retained to recruit a Vice President of Information Technology for a global manufacturer headquartered in the Northeast. As the most senior technology executive, the VP of IT will develop a corporate IT strategy and lead a large decentralized technology organization. Qualifications include experience and expertise with IT controls, cybersecurity, and driving a digital strategy.

Contact us for details

All the best,

Heller Search Martha Heller
CEO, Heller Search Associates
martha@hellersearch.com