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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Wayne Human,
Executive Partner at IQbusiness
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement? What do you think is the current hot
technology talking point?
The most memorable achievement to date
is the growth we as an executive team have
driven for the past number of years within
a constrained economy. The fulfilment
one gets from achieving desired outcomes
as a team far outweighs the feeling of
satisfaction one gets from achieving
personal goals. There are a number of hot technology
talking points including but not limited to
Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, cloud
and IoT, to name a few. The one hot
technology (and most probably not that
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
I have always been interested in technology
since I was young, I would take things apart
and try to understand how they worked. This
interest in understanding how things worked
informed my studies (BSc Engineering) and,
as my career progressed, a logical move into
development took place, which kick started
my career in IT.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
My management philosophy is one of
servant leadership. Being in a services
business where people are our greatest
assets, it is vital that I focus on ensuring
that people are put first, developed and
that the culture and work environment is
one that unlocks the inherent motivation of
knowledge workers.
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hot anymore) is cloud. My opinion is that
cloud is one of those evolutions which can
add significant value to an organisation in
its ability to enable a business to quickly
adapt to changes in business context,
support the three horizons of growth model
as touted by McKinsey, enable customer
centricity through its ML, AI and Big Data
NO LONGER IS
A CIO’S ROLE
FOCUSED ON HOW
TO MAKE THE IT
ORGANISATION
BETTER BUT
RATHER THE
FOCUS HAS
MOVED TO HOW
TO ENABLE
BUSINESS TO
BE FIT FOR THE
FUTURE.
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