Subject: Barry Shurkey’s People-First Approach to IT Success

Building blocks of a winning IT talent/workforce strategy

Over the course of a more than 35-year career in the IT services industry, Barry Shurkey has built a reputation as a leader who invests in his people and is actively focused on setting them up to succeed. On a recent episode of the podcast, he opened up his CIO playbook and discussed his career journey and approach to leadership excellence.


After the episode wrapped, we spent some more time digging into Barry’s people-first approach to leading, how that shapes his workforce strategy, and what he learned from working abroad. Read that bonus Q&A to learn more about how he’s investing in people and his advice for today’s current and up-and-coming leaders.

Coming Up Wednesday, Oct. 16: Janet Sherlock


Janet Sherlock is a digital and retail executive with a long track record of modernizing organizations, processes, and solutions. Most recently she was the chief digital and technology officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation, where she was responsible for the company’s global e-commerce strategy and revenue and for driving its digital transformation.


Tune in next Whisperers Wednesday as Janet discusses what she’s learned from her CIO career journey as well as from her doctorate field of study, organizational change and leadership. You’ll learn from her experience advising leaders on how to create efficient, growth-driven organizations and pick up valuable insights on how to design winning technology careers and organizations.