“No company has a culture, every company is a culture.” This statement from Peter Thiel shows the value of work culture in an organization. A healthy work culture is the key to building an exceptional organization which positively brings growth, productivity, and committed employees. For a culture officer, creating an effective work environment is not a one- time job, it requires understanding and endurance that needs time, attention, and leadership. Considering the significance of work culture and its affect on employees’ overall performance, Anne Krog Iversen, Chief People, DNA and Culture Officer at TimeXtender, spends a lot of time aligning culture building with day-to-day work activities to create a healthy and prosperous workplace.
We wanted to find out more. Below are the details of the interview with Anne:
Give a brief overview of your background and your role at TimeXtender.
I’m the Chief People, DNA & Culture Officer and co-founder of TimeXtender. My passion is people – it’s all about people helping people fulfill their purpose, goals and dreams. I try to ensure that we all enjoy the journey – knowing that focus, hard work and a whole lot of passion can help our employees reach their destination at work and in life. I believe in the concept of ‘1000 people – 1000 ways.’ Our purpose at TimeXtender is to give businesses instant access to data, enabling them to make quality business decisions with data, mind and heart. We do this for one simple reason – because time matters.
How does TimeXtender position its cutting-edge technology to appeal to its target audience?
To start, it’s important to note that we’re a market leader in data management with our high performance data management platform Discovery Hub®. We’re focused exclusively on Microsoft, which allows us to provide our outstanding technology to companies looking to rapidly construct and manage a modern data estate on Microsoft data platforms. More specifically, with Discovery Hub, companies can build and manage their corporate data estate on Microsoft Azure, on-premises or hybrid. Discovery Hub fully prepares corporate data for Azure, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. This emphasis has led us to being named a Finalist as a 2019 Microsoft Data Estate Modernization Partner of the Year. Discovery Hub is built with automation in mind, enabling companies to use a single, integrated platform rather than a patchwork of tools. This results in a huge me and cost savings for businesses and a fully operational data-driven enterprise.
How necessary is it to align business with technology and what are its outcomes?
To be successful, today’s modern business must have access to its valuable enterprise data on a moment’s notice. This isn’t an option. Organizations that do not provide business users data at their fingertips will fall behind. Decisions regarding how to run their business now and into the future must be based on reliable, accurate data. In order to make superior and strategic business decisions, users within functional areas need to evaluate insights, trends, history, analytics and reports. However, it is also very important to know that decision making shouldn’t be predicated solely on data. Using your mind and your heart are key factors in making good decisions as well. This helps us bring knowledge and intuition, plus passion and interest, into the decision-making equation to help us make a more complete business decision. In sum, we call this making quality business decisions with data, mind and heart.