Ep.98 Interview with Justin Fair, CIO, City of Goodyear & Bradley Pristelski, CIO at CommonSpirit (S.W.)

Featuring Justin Fair, CIO at the City of Goodyear & Bradley Pristelski, CIO at CommonSpirit (Southwest)
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https://twitter.com/FairTime81
Summary
Justin Fair, CIO at the City of Goodyear & Bradley Pristelski, CIO at CommonSpirit (S.W.), discuss how medical I.T. experience has helped them both as CIOs and the similarities and differences between the private and public sectors when it comes to consolidating systems and applications. They also dive into how to create buy-in for teams, the importance of mission, goals, and implementation, along with the challenges of managing teams and the importance of speed in government.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:14 Give ownership to create buy-in
3:55 Justin's journey from healthcare to public government
4:20 Goodyear Top 10 fastest-growing cities
5:07 How has Justin's decade of medical IT experience influenced him as City CIO
5:23 How to engage the city from a public policy, technology, and healthcare multiple set of perspectives when building out a smart city
9:41 How the City CIO and City Manager are collaborating in building out their smart city master plan
12:30 What is Common Spirit focusing on, and how have those points grown their company?
14:52 How to Create Buy-in 1. The Why (mission) 2. The What (goals) 3: The How (implementation)
16:46 How do you get your team to buy into the mission?
20:00 Building Credibility & Relationship
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