Author: Robert Siegel
July 11, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
We finished this year’s Systems Leadership course with Tony Thomas, CIO of Nissan. The class session entailed a rich discussion of how Systems Leaders need to drive transformational change during uncertain times. Thomas joined
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June 26, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
Carl Ice runs one of the largest railway systems in North America. And while most of our students may never work for a big railway company in their careers, they all gained a much
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This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com
The complexity facing the United States healthcare market is staggering. With the percentage of healthcare spending approaching 20% of the United States’ GDP, the importance of this issue is existential both socioeconomically for the country, as
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June 22, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com
We had one of our most interesting sessions to date with Ganesh Bell, President of Uptake. While we explored how Systems Leaders need to assess those parts of the technical stack where a company needs
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June 21, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
Most of the companies we have been studying that are going through the digital industrial transformation have been either larger incumbents or new digital upstarts. However, one party is looking at this opportunity through
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June 14, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner, Robert Siegel, and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
Our discussion with Brynne Kennedy was unexpectedly rich and veered in unanticipated directions. Kennedy’s company, Topia, provides software and services that allow companies and individuals to more seamlessly manage relocation assignments by ensuring
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May 16, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner, Robert Siegel, and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
Most Stanford University graduate students have never owned a John Deere product. While they’ve all heard of John Deere, when polled at the beginning of class, less than 10% of our students had
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May 8, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner, Robert Siegel, and appeared in the Systems Leadership section of casasiegel.com.
We started this year’s Systems Leadership course with Joe Hogan, CEO of Align Technology. Joe was the perfect first guest to open the quarter as he touched upon many of the
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May 7, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner, Robert Siegel, and appeared in the Industrialist’s Dilemma.
As we ended our third year of teaching The Industrialist’s Dilemma, we finished the course with Walt Bettinger, CEO of Charles Schwab, as our guest. With over $3.3 trillion currently under management (about the same
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May 5, 2018
This article was written by XSeed Partner, Robert Siegel and in The Industrialist’s Dilemma.
With annual revenues of close to $50B and a market capitalization of $180B, AB InBev is one of the truly global CPG behemoths. With highly recognized brands found on almost every continent, the company has
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