Guest podcast appearance — Business Leadership Podcast
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being the guest on Gurmeet Judge’s “Business Leadership Podcast,” and we spoke about very interesting topics. The main takeaways were:
- The podcast ‘What’s Your Baseline’ started from a need to document processes.
- Understanding processes is crucial for improving organizational performance.
- Many business leaders lack exposure to effective process management.
- Short-term thinking in corporate culture hinders long-term improvements.
- Systemization is essential for scaling businesses effectively.
- Mergers often lead to unpreparedness in process integration. IT departments must align their goals with business value.
- In-house software development can introduce significant risks.
- The role of IT has evolved to be central in business operations.
- A clear line of sight from strategy to execution is necessary for success.
Enjoy the episode below and subscribe to Gurmeet’s channel on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@gurmeetjudge.
Roland Woldt is a well-rounded executive with 25+ years of Business Transformation consulting and software development/system implementation experience, in addition to leadership positions within the German Armed Forces (11 years).
He has worked as Team Lead, Engagement/Program Manager, and Enterprise/Solution Architect for many projects. Within these projects, he was responsible for the full project life cycle, from shaping a solution and selling it, to setting up a methodological approach through design, implementation, and testing, up to the rollout of solutions.
In addition to this, Roland has managed consulting offerings during their lifecycle from the definition, delivery to update, and had revenue responsibility for them.
Roland has had many roles: VP of Global Consulting at iGrafx, Head of Software AG’s Global Process Mining CoE, Director in KPMG’s Advisory (running the EA offering for the US firm), and other leadership positions at Software AG/IDS Scheer and Accenture. Before that, he served as an active-duty and reserve officer in the German Armed Forces.
