Julie Elberfeld and Andy Stefanovich Conversation On Leadership

Julie Elberfeld and Andy Stefanovich engage in conversations on leadership and the importance of creativity and passion integration into our work lives. They explore mindset, posture, and the fundamental tenets of life in this energetic exchange of insights by interacting with the audience in a fun and creative manner.   A Leadership Conversation

Jeff Wilcox Talk

Jeff Wilcox, an executive with Lockheed Martin and a veteran in leadership, shares his thoughts on leadership. Here he outlines Posture based leadership, as opposed to Skills based leadership, and outlines his personal keys to success along his journey. Jeff Wilcox Talk

Digital Transformation with Julie Elberfeld and Andy Stefanovich

Julie Elberfeld and Andy Stefanovich dig deep in this interview conducted by Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute students in a more personal environment. By illustrating how their different personalities can fuse to create an almost perfect collaboration, Julie and Andy share their experiences over varying topics such as adapting to change, preparing for the future, and the importance of soft skills.

Idea Report

Idea Report

Bradley Marshall, Gillian Murphy, Scott Mosher

We, the students of Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute, have dedicated our time to researching digital transformation. We have studied the importance of digital transformation and the role it plays in the future, why people need to be informed and take notice, the effect it has on companies who embrace it, and what happens to those who don’t. This report summarizes our findings, and is a representation of our knowledge to date, as well as a guide to our thoughts about what our fellow students can do to prepare.

Idea Report

Idea Report

Andrew Dudt, Jake Lindley, Rachel Kevdzija

As the technology continues to advance and evolve, industries, businesses, and most importantly, leaders must all follow. Possessing leadership qualities that will increase individuals’ potential in the digital age is crucial, not only for established professionals, but especially for students who are beginning their career in an ever changing society that will be constantly undergoing digital transformation.

Idea Report

Idea Report

Ross Cortino, Maggie Mize, Christian Vietmeier, Dan Yakojty

Digital transformation takes many forms. It is the automation of manual or tedious tasks, the use of the cloud for data storage, open source business models that spread across multiple continents, and even instrumentation of new models for change within a business organization. The purpose of this Idea report is to focus on the individual and inform our generation about how they, as professionals, can navigate the world brought about by digital transformation.

Idea Report

Idea Report

Cameron Burgess, Marlena Benner, Cameron Free, Mitchell Georgia-Hoard

Digital transformation is about how people change due to the rapid advancements in technology that shape the digital era. While technology is an important piece of digital transformation, the key concept is the way people’s lives are impacted and changed by that technology. An important aspect to consider is the need for greater investment in human capital, in addition to technology. Many of the simpler problems of this new era will be solved with automation, but the more complex issues will need to be addressed by highly skilled individuals.

Digital Transformation: Are You Ready?

Digital Transformation: Are You Ready?

Leading Digital, by authors George Westerman, Didier Bonnet, and Andrew McAfee, explore the topic of Digital Transformation and how it pertains to a multitude of different industries. The topic of digital transformation is not just an idea that technology and software companies focus on, industries of all different types including finance, pharmacy, manufacturing, automotive, and more are all embracing ways to change their companies in the digital era.

The World of Tools and Landmines

The World of Tools and Landmines

Superintelligence, by author Nick Bostrom, is a great tool for framing the importance of the topic of digital transformation. As he evaluates the potential of a reality in which artificial intelligence is superior to human intelligence, many of the considerations he examines are at the center of digital transformation itself. Adaptability, collaboration, and communication: these are topics that will be the vocabulary of the most success companies/industries in a digital era. They also happen to be key themes of his book.