Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast: Recent Episodes

Thomas F. Anglero

The Cognizant Technology and Leadership podcast are where great leaders share their innovative experiences using the latest technology and cultural models to lead their company to greatness.

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In this great episode, Jan Gønbech, Chief Business Officer at DCompany, shares his experience of founding Google in Norway and his experiences of having a great coach that helped elevate him to be a great leader.  He discusses the benefits of challenging yourself and the difficulty of making those tough decisions.  He touches on leaders' inner thoughts and how to overcome difficult times.

Being a leader can be lonely.  The pressure is extreme, and the demands are extraordinary on yourself and your personal life.  Jan's advice can help you overcome the day-to-day hurdles of being a leader and turn you into the great leader you are destined to be.

Thank you, Jan, for sharing all of your wisdom!   Subscribe to the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast and share it with your colleagues and friends!

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"Great leadership comes from within."  Eva Fors, Managing Director of Google Cloud Nordic, shares the many experiences she has learned through the years of leading thousands of people that make her one of the great leaders of today.

Eva shares how she handles employee conflict, build trust in her teams, and so much more.  Eva also shares stories that helped mold who she is today and who she has become.  The openness of Eva's stories also shows how a great leader must be an excellent communicator.

This is the episode for you if you are a leader looking for advice and wisdom on leading your organization.  Share on LinkedIn, Yammer, Instagram, and everywhere so everyone can benefit from Eva's insights.

Subscribe to the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast, and I sincerely thank you for listening.

Thomas F. Anglero
Host and Nordic CTO and Innovation Officer, Cognizant

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Do you want to understand why there is so much attention around data?  Why is everyone talking about data this and data that?  What should you do with all your data?  What are good data and bad data?  Etc.   

Our guest in this episode is the world's leading expert on data, Axel Borge, CEO of Sesam.io.  Axel explains in simple words why data is so essential and why data has and will even more so in the future shape our world.  Axel also describes how to treat your data to become more valuable in the future.

The world today is driven and powered by data.  Axel makes it easy to understand why and how your business can benefit from data.  Share this episode with other members of your team so that everyone becomes a data guru like you.

Enjoy this episode and subscribe to the podcast for more incredible guests and content.

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In this episode, Maans Johnsson, Sr. VP at SalesForce Europe does an incredible job of explaining specifically why cloud computing is beneficial for all leaders and companies to utilize.  Maans explains how the "low code" and "no-code" movements will change and shape the future of how anyone can benefit from a cloud computing platform.  As Maans says, "the time is now" to benefit from the cloud computing revolution that doesn't require you to hire a new IT team but just be more obsessed over the customer and their experience.

Maans also discusses innovation, sustainability, and much more in this exciting episode of the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast.  

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Listening to Jakob is like listening to a wise teacher who has reflected on some of the most difficult challenges leaders have with their people, how to make them happy.  Jakob's and Velliv's solution is to care for them more and see them more as people than employees.

Jakob shares what the Velliv leader group team did during Covid to improve morale and come out of Covid with a stronger culture.   This episode touches on Agile teams, innovation, culture, and the role of technology today and in the future.

Thank you to Jakob and Velliv.  A treasured Cognizant partner!

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Welcome to the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast hosted by Thomas F. Anglero, Nordic CTO and Innovation Officer at Cognizant.

In this episode, Helle Dochedal, Nordic and Baltic CEO of SAP, shares how she has led the thousands of her employees worldwide. What were some of the challenges she faced, some of the ideas she implemented, and why? Helle does not hold back telling her stories of the right and wrong of leading during Covid.

Helle also speaks about leading young employees, the challenges, the benefits, and the difference. Helle is inspiring and engaging in sharing so much from her past, including her passion for CSR. A passionate leader who is worth listening to.

Another great episode with another great leader!

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Welcome to the Cognizant Leadership and Innovation podcast hosted by Thomas F. Anglero, Nordic CTO and Innovation Officer at Cognizant.

In this episode, Manuel Bohnet, Nordic CEO of AWS, shares the leadership principles he instills in all of his employees in AWS in the Nordics. He gives specific examples of AWS's new leadership principle to the world's best employer.

Manuel also speaks about the DNA of AWS that all employees are builders and customers. He elaborates on the different methods that make people work better. He discusses the four things that he finds all people to work better when working virtually.

Another great episode with another great leader!

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