Sanjay Brahmawar – CEO of Software AG – Responding to change and becoming agile CIONET

How to create the right environment in your organization? Did Software AG prove more agile or fragile during the pandemic?

In this #LeadershipDeepDive episode Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of Software AG, talks with Hendrik Deckers about becoming more agile and the new age CIO, who should support growth through technology and create competitive advantage. Sanjay elaborates on the importance of creating the right environment in an organization, in particular:

✅ Diversity
✅ Innovation
✅ Inclusion
✅ Bringing different perspectives to the table

Sanjay also reflects on the long-term Covid impact and how it changed the way we work: “The way forward will be a balance and a mix of what we have learned versus going back to some things we appreciated in the past, human interaction, having a coffee together.”

Table of contents:

01:08 | Introduction and Sanjay Brahmawar’s background
02:18 | Becoming more agile
03:55 | The role of CIO
05:55 | Best practices
07:19 | The role of Software AG products
09:15 | IoT
11:10 | Helix
17:15 | Sanjay’s team
18:26 | Sanjay’s leadership style
20:02 | How is Sanjay perceived
21:26 | Digital leaders with Indian roots in top positions
22:58 | Diversity is essential for innovation
25:21 | The Covid impact
27:41 | Did Software AG prove more agile or fragile during the pandemic?
28:36 | Sanjay’s core values
30:39 | Sanjay’s most brilliant failure
33:11 | Best practices for CIOs
35:36 | Advice for future CEOs of technology companies