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Episode 770

Applying a Product Mindset to Advance Digital and Technology Capabilities with CDO of Ascension & CIO of Hyatt Hotels

May 25, 2023
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About the Guest

Rajan Mohan & Eben Hewitt

Chief Digital Officer of Ascension; Chief Information Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Rajan Mohan is the Chief Digital Officer of Ascension, one of the country's leading non-profit health systems with 139,000 associates, 36,000 providers, and operating close to 140 hospitals in 19 states. Prior to his role at Ascension, Rajan also held roles as a digital and product executive at Qatar Airways and Marriott International. Eben Hewitt is the Chief Information Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a nearly $6 billion revenue hospitality company. Prior to his current role, Eben was the Chief Technology Officer of Sabre Hospitality, and before that was the Chief Technology Officer of Choice Hotels. He is also the author of the book Technology Strategy Patterns published by O'Reilly Media in 2018.

Episode Overview

770: Our latest episode features a panel from our Metis Strategy Digital Symposium in May 2023 where Rajan and Eben share their experiences applying a product mindset to advance digital and technology capabilities at their organizations. Rajan explains the project-to-product transformation at Ascension, the shifting customer expectations around digital interactions, and the metrics he uses to measure the success of the company’s customer-centric culture. Eben expands on the role technology plays in customer care at Hyatt, the agile and data-focused culture at the company, and driving the long-term strategic mission through the day-to-day empowerment of teams. Finally, both executives speak on the organizational impacts of moving to a customer-centric mindset, the workflow changes as a result of that mindset shift, and the partnership between the CDO and CIO to advance digital within the company.

 

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This episode is sponsored by Quantiphi

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