BUPA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
414 efficiency within a business that spans a broad and somewhat disparate landscape . As CIO , Yalavac is responsible for an IT team of over 600 people across 7 locations , and he credits technology as essential to helping people work together while maintaining that it can also bring significant culture shifts that must be managed across teams . The secret ? “ Communicate the vision and purpose really well , so everyone understands what we need to achieve and why ,” he explains . “ You then keep communicating back the progress : where you are , what ’ s left to do , success stories and lessons learned .”
Effective communication is vital to assuring IT professionals of their position within the organisation in relation to its overall mission and goals . “ The role of CIO is of course being responsible for technology , but we should also see our job as a business leader and part of the executive team . The CIO is a trusted consultant and partner and if you don ’ t play that role you will miss opportunities because in the future , more and more business growth will rely on technology .”
Yalavac has taken steps to ensure the IT professionals he manages are viewed ,
FEBRUARY 2019