#11 Rich Pierle - Consulting & Industry Executive / Paper Boy to CIO / Hammer looking for a Nail

Wish I Knew . . .

I've got interesting one for you today with Rich Pierle, interesting because:

• My first face to face
• At a Las Vegas casino

Career overview:

• Paperboy to CIO
• Rose to executive levels in Industry (Becton Dickinson) and Consulting Equaterra / TPI
• Focused on Shared service, Big Data, automation and machine learning
• Currently the Managing Partner and CEO of Pier digital
• Throughout his career supported by his wife Stephanie and his two daughters

Highlights

• Running into the law on his first job
• Great advice on dealing with consultants
• Being a Hammer looking for a nail
• Managerial courage
• Have the courage to take risks, especially at a young age
• Learning to Read the Room, Watching their eyes and knowing your audience
• Take snippets from those you admire
• Making sure you are connected to the politics of the organization
• You never stop being a work in progress
• Taking 360 degree feedback and doing some sole searching to see if you really want to change.

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