Subject: WestRock CIDO Amir Kazmi on Building Resiliency

How resilient digital leaders set everyone up for success

Amir Kazmi is a savvy business leader whose leadership playbook has been shaped by the fact that he’s spent one third of his career in P&L roles. Recently on the Tech Whisperers podcast, he opened up about his unique leadership journey, his approach to leading digital innovation, and how he brings out the best in his team.


After the show, Amir and I spent some time discussing how today’s digital leaders can build multidimensional resiliency to set themselves, their teams, and the business up for success. In this Q&A, Amir shares some of the leadership principles and philosophies that support a resilient culture and enable people to thrive even in pressure-cooker situations.

Coming Up! Ghada Ijam


CIO Hall of Famer Ghada Ijam is the CIO for the Federal Reserve System, where she leads the Fed’s technology and cybersecurity professionals to move at the speed of business, driving collaboration and innovation to shape the Fed’s digital future. 


Next Whisperers Wednesday, Ghada joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about the complexities and challenges of leading IT at a complicated, multilayered federated organization. Tune in to learn how she’s driving digital transformation with partners across the C-Suite and what she’s doing to engage, inspire, and instill confidence in her people to undertake massive change agendas.