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Think IT AssociationMission: “To foster professional growth and development through the power of

networking and collaboration.”

• Think IT is a service of

• Think IT Association was founded in 2009. Each group meets regularly in an informal, roundtable format with a different member from the group facilitating each session.

• Each group consists of specific levels of leadership within the IT space and periodically, we will invite the entire membership to attend meetings such as the Quarterly Event!

• Additional Think IT Program:• Link to Leadership – Kicking off our 14th Cohort on Tuesday, March 31st

• 6-month leadership development course that is designed and led by IT executives from across the metro• Benefits Genesys Works-Twin Cities alumni through the Think IT Young Professionals Scholarship fund

• While there is no cost to be a member of Think IT, it is not FREE and we do ask that members invest their time and experience and be open to facilitating

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B2E Update

For more information, contact: Silvia Hinton at shinton@yorksolutions.net

If you are interested in participating on a panel, becoming a coach, or a mentor, please let Anna or Rachel know!

A big thank you to the following companies who have hired our B2E students!

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Upcoming Meetings

• Thursday, January 30th– Women in Leadership Group Meeting

• Topic: Part 2 Core Passion - Prepare for 2020

• Location: Cargill | Hopkins

• Facilitators: Lori Palm, CEO at Core Passion Inc., and Wes Hamilton, Spiritual Life Leadership Coach

• Friday, February 7th – IT Leadership Group Meeting

• Topic: Microservices Architecture & Automation that enables Agile Development

• Location: Best Buy | Richfield

• Facilitator: Raghu Venkateshwar, Sr. Director, Technology & Engineering

• Friday, March 27th – Think IT Panel Event

• More details to come!

Save the Date!

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Board Members

Teddy Bekele CTO at Land O’ Lakes

Andrew Bingenheimer Business Information Officer at US Bank

Melissa Flicek Senior Vice President, Platforms and Experiences at Optum

Chris Howe VP, Business Transformation at 3M

Lanna Niemeyer Office of the CIO at Prime Therapeutics

Kim Skanson President at Cargill

Marc Kermisch EVP, CIO at Bluestem Brands, Inc.

Chuck Martel VP, Data and Analytics at Medica

Steve Arsenault VP, IT Global Infrastructure and Application Services at Medtronic

Tammylynne Jonas Global CIO at Self Esteem Brands, LLC

Kristofer O’Brien Director Global Learning at Leadership Development at Medtronic

Laura Woodward CEO at The Disruptive Element

Paula Winkler COO at The Disruptive Element

Richard Walker CEO at York Solutions

Amazing Leadership Training

What is the Amazing Leadership Training Program?Five-month executive leadership training program designed for IT leaders at the Director, VP, C-suite level seeking broader and higher-level responsibilities.

Executive Speakers• Beth Ford; President and CEO at Land O’ Lakes• John Naylor; President and CEO at Medica• Steven Kern; Chief of Staff at Maple Grove Hospital• Donald Zurbay; CFO at Patterson Companies

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So you think you’re a good leader?

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Panelists

Paula Winkler, COO, Partner at The Disruptive Element

Marc KermischEVP, Chief Information Office

at Bluestem Brands, Inc.

Kim SkansonPresident, Cargill Business

Services

Keith TanskiCTO at Optum

Brett BrunickCIO at TCF Bank

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Discussion Questions

• What are the commonalities between successful leaders?

• What was your biggest mistake as a leader? What did you learn?

• Who is your favorite leader, and why?

• Are good leaders born or made?

• What traits do you look for in an upcoming leader or someone early in their

career?

• What is your proudest achievement as a leader?

• What prevents someone from earning executive leadership status?

• What are some of the lesser known non cliché traits of highly successful leaders?

• What’s the most common mistake inexperienced leaders make?

• How important is personal appearance as a senior leader?

Thank you to TCF Bank for hosting and our panelists!