I had the pleasure of hosting Vivek Kundra, President and COO of project44, as the keynote speaker at our G2 Kickoff in Chicago. This event brings together our global team of G2ers to start the new fiscal year – reflecting on the past year, sharing goals, and discussing plans for the future.
Our Kickoff theme was “Amp it Up,” inspired by tech exec Frank Slootman. Vivek was the perfect choice to help us get in the right mindset to amp it up. His impressive career journey from the White House to leading Industries at Salesforce to taking companies public offered valuable insights to our team.
Vivek discussed project44’s journey over the past two years, emphasizing the importance of a cultural and strategic reset for efficiency and profitability. He highlighted the need to endure initial challenges to emerge stronger.
Vivek’s lessons from overseeing $80 billion in government spending offer valuable takeaways for leaders looking to amp it up in the coming year:
- Narrow your focus using a V2MOM model to define top priorities clearly.
- Bring in strong operators with experience optimizing operations at scale.
- Center everything on the customer, integrating feedback into decisions.
- Make tough changes quickly to avoid future challenges.
- Learn from successes and failures to continuously improve.
I appreciate Vivek sharing his wisdom with us. In times of uncertainty, strong leadership is crucial. Let’s strive to amp it up, navigate change, and focus on serving our customers in the year ahead.
