Kurt De Ruwe – CIO of Signify – Making the most of the intellectual power of an organization

Summary: In this #LeadershipDeepDive episode, Kurt De Ruwe, CIO of Signify, talks with Hendrik Deckers about how the huge transformation that is currently in place at Signify. Throughout this conversation Kurt reflects on how this global company introduces innovation while being environmentally and culturally conscious and how it has maintained its position as market leader: ☑️ streamlining before automating ☑️ fighting for diversity & inclusion ☑️ treating citizens development as an opportunity and not danger ☑️ putting huge emphasis on diversity & inclusion Dive into this interview to learn and be inspired by Kurt De Ruwe! Table of contents: 01:17 | Introduction and Kurt de Ruwe’s background 02:40 | About Signify 03:58 | Innovations in lighting 05:30 | Drivers for change in lighting 06:55 | Reinventing and approach to innovation 09:10 | Challenges of big recent acquisition during pandemic 12:07 | Reorganizing the way we work: role of the workplace & workforce 20:23 | Reorganizing & managing IT team 28:55 | Workflow: new phase of automation 38:44 | From traditional organization to tribes 40:32 | Cloud journey 43:00 | Future of ERP systems 44:55 | Data monetization 47:07 | Evolving role of the CIO 50:25 | Collaboration between IT & Business 52:40 | Kurt’s management & leadership style 55:20 | MBTI profile: the Entertainer 01:01:12 | Kurt’s core values, passions & mistakes 01:08:17 | Kurt’s most brilliant failure 01:11:43 | Advice for people starting out