Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 34 | Page 71

GET TO KNOW... On the lighter side of things, we ask the industry experts what makes them tick. . . . Wayne Human, Executive Partner at IQbusiness W 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. www.intelligentcio.com “ 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. INTELLIGENTCIO 71