How Digi-Key Builds Teams and Trust
CIO of Dig-Key Electronics Ramesh Babu and Senior Director of IT at Digi-Key Electronics Kristin McKenzie joined SMC2 CEO and Co-Founder Patricia Connolly on stage at the recent HMG Strategy 2022 Minnesota CIO Executive Leadership Summit.
“This is a master class on building a world class culture, a world class organization, and really understanding how to compete on a global stage,” said Hunter Muller, President and CEO of HMG Strategy.
The engaging panel discussses how Digi-Key Electronics:
- Built a strong, dedicated worldwide team.
- Switched to a Global Capability Center model in order to find the talent they needed to expand their global strategy.
- Diversifies their capabilities to accomplish company goals quicker.
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Many Global Insourcing Center RFPs ask for hourly rates as a selection criterion to support cost control or optimization. Hourly rates themselves are easy to compare but do not accurately reflect the actual costs to deliver services or projects. Fixed bids make an attempt at solving this issue, but are often laced with caveats and take a significant effort to understand the scope.
A Different Way to Think About the Game
Why are companies still sourcing talent from a bench? In the race for talent, there seems to be a huge frustration to find team members that even vaguely meet the requirements. That doesn’t even begin to consider company culture, soft skills, and retention.
Scale Your Tech Output: Step 1
Complimentary Strategic Assessment Meeting. Send us a message and tell us when would be a convenient time to learn more about what a Global Insourcing solution can do for your organization.