IT Leadership Lessons From Clean Energy, with Dana Staples

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On this episode of the IT Matters Podcast, our host is joined by Dana Staples, Vice President of Information Technology at ReVision Energy. Together, they discuss balancing IT initiatives and vendor relationships, the impact of AI on IT problem-solving, and engaging the new generation of IT.

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Conversation Highlights:
00:00 A message from our sponsor at Cato Networks
[01:37] Introducing Dana Staples, VP of IT at ReVision Energy
[06:54] Navigating leadership challenges in IT
[12:17] Balancing in-house IT and vendor relationships
[20:24] Empowering teams for innovation
[28:36] Leveraging AI in IT problem solving

Notable Quotes:
“Sometimes there's some decisions that are a little further along than you'd like when IT is brought in." -Dana Staples [10:17]

“I believe really strongly that you hire people to do a role and once you hire them, you should let them do it." -Dana Staples [20:55]

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastaples/

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