January DLT Monthly Meeting Summary - "2025 Annual Kick-off"
We had a productive meeting on Friday, January 10th and we wanted to share some of the highlights:
Key Member Priorities Shared for 2025:
M&A activity
Replacing ERP platforms
Digital initiatives to enhance the customer experience
International expansion and partnership efforts to build out the product portfolio
Ongoing opportunities to transition to digital methods; cautious approach towards AI due to regulatory concerns and not fully replacing current practices.
Expanding data center footprint
Moving from project to product orientation in IT
Seeing increases in budgets for AI projects per Mayfield CIO survey (30% report more than 20% increase)
AI’s current foci in customer support, developer productivity, employee self-service, content generation.
Rethinking organizational metrics as a result of productivity improvements
Does AI become a proxy for how progressive a company will be (and be a signal to recruits)?
Generating resiliency in self and teams:
Using “Mindful Mondays” - which has led to improved relationships and productivity. Trying to short-circuit the flight-fight stress response to change. Members shared that revealing some vulnerability, the need to center, and to offer some career perspectives has helped with team engagement and performance.
A need for top support is important for these efforts.
One member shared her focus on achieving dual focus: company outcomes and personal development to create the right kind of alignment.
Additional topics DLT can pursue in 2025 (besides current list):
Cybersecurity - understanding and managing risk more than just the technology
Methods for prioritizing innovation efforts
Evaluating acquisitions in the right light
How to manage narratives in the public sphere when facts may not carry the day as much (how to protect senior leaders who become targets)
