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Fast Company
12-05-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
19 tips for effective leadership in the era of digital transformation
Technological advancements continue to push digital transformation forward and change how businesses operate. In response to this, leadership styles and best practices are shifting toward greater agility, collaboration, and real-time decision-making. To help you navigate these shifts, Fast Company Executive Board members share practical tips for leading successfully in a technology-driven landscape. Here's how they recommend guiding innovation, balancing digital tools with human insight, and building more flexible, connected organizations. 1. TAKE AN ADAPTIVE, DATA-INFORMED APPROACH TO DECISION-MAKING. Leadership is shifting from directive to adaptive and data-informed. With AI and real-time insights, leaders don't need to have all the answers—they need to ask better questions, guide decision-making, and empower teams to act fast. – Tom Amburgey, Euna Solutions 2. USE REAL-TIME DATA SETS TO COLLABORATE WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS. Leadership styles themselves can be more innovative when working with key stakeholders—customers, employees, and shareholders. The collaboration, enabled by the ability to synthesize vast data sets across multiple platforms, can be much more real-time and data-driven. This leads to proactive decisions and new ways of working, which is a shift from reactive styles based on historical data. – Cathy Rowe, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting 3. LEAD LIKE A TEAM CAPTAIN. Leadership today should be less about command-and-control and more about data and insights, as well as collaboration. Good team leaders are like the captain of the soccer team. They play with their players while leading them to victory. – Al Sefati, Clarity Digital, LLC 4. ADAPT AND ADOPT WITH OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE APPROACHES. To be effective leaders today, they must adapt and adopt swiftly, embracing offensive and defensive strategies. The days when leaders could succeed without embracing emerging technologies and innovative thinking are behind us. The landscape has shifted, and so must their approach. – Katrina (Katya) Rosseini 5. EMPOWER YOUR PEOPLE. There is real value in leading with empowerment. Why? Innovation happens too rapidly for a command-and-control approach. Instead, people closest to the project or issue must be trusted to make the best decisions for the organization. At our company, empowering people is a strategic priority. This stems from our belief that, as technology advances, it will only be as powerful as the people behind it. – Barbara Humpton, Siemens 6. CONSIDER AI YOUR 'UNLIMITED TUTOR.' Utilize AI as an 'unlimited tutor.' In the past, if you didn't know something, you might say 'Google it.' Now a days, I try to empower my employees to figure something out by using ChatGPT and then coming back to me with the approach they may want to take and why. – Toni Pisano, PortPro Technologies, Inc. 7. LEARN TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. Leadership is shifting from having all the answers to asking better questions. With AI in the mix, especially AI optimization, it's less about gut instinct and more about how fast you can interpret the signal. – Jonathan Snow, Avenue Z 8. APPLY LEAN PRINCIPLES AND A CUSTOMER-FOCUSED MINDSET. Leadership is evolving to be more adaptive, collaborative, and customer-focused—leveraging AI and data to drive deep learning, continuous improvement, and innovation. Applying lean principles helps create learning organizations that drive innovation through customer needs and insights gathered from team members at all levels. This also establishes a smarter, more connected approach to solve new challenges. – Mike Field, The Raymond Corp. Standout leaders blend technological fluency with deep emotional intelligence, viewing digital tools as amplifiers of human potential rather than replacements. They harness real-time data analytics to make faster, more informed decisions while strengthening interpersonal connections through thoughtfully designed virtual environments where distributed teams thrive. – Kathleen Lucente, Red Fan Communications 10. DISTRIBUTE AUTHORITY SO TEAMS CAN MOVE QUICKLY. Leadership styles are shifting from deliberative to decisive. With AI and real-time data, leaders can drive decisions with speed, agility, and discipline. Decision velocity is built by distributing authority, embedding real-time insights into workflows, and empowering teams to act fast, turning speed into a shared organizational capability that drives alignment, responsiveness, and sustained growth. – Santhi Ramesh, SKU 11. USE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPLEMENT IN-PERSON FACE TIME. Technology allows leaders to be more accessible and connected. It provides an open-door policy, wherever you are on the planet. Sometimes, what is needed most is real-time feedback or a virtual high-five. Technology should never replace the importance of face-to-face communication. But in the moments when you are not live, meeting virtually is still impactful—and it's never been easier. – Bryan Buck, ON Partners 12. TRANSLATE YOUR BODY LANGUAGE TO SUIT DIGITAL MEDIUMS. Tech and digital have changed many aspects of leadership. The evolution of leadership styles faces a disconnect because tech communication is two-dimensional when many people converse in a 3-D world. They must learn how to translate body language into something that comes across in tech. – Baruch Labunski, Rank Secure 13. COACH YOUR TEAM AND CREATE SPACE FOR THEM TO SHINE. Leadership today isn't about having all the answers—it's about creating space for others to shine. With AI and digital tools, we get to spend less time on busywork and more time coaching, listening, and building something meaningful together. – Cody Barbo, Trust & Will 14. REMOVE BARRIERS AND ENABLE EMPLOYEE AUTONOMY. As tech delivers more visibility and automation, great leaders evolve from directing to empowering. Rather than doubling down on control, they focus on unblocking progress and enabling autonomy. The paradox is that letting go, supported by the right tools, actually unlocks greater ownership, speed, and innovation across teams. – Albert Lie, Forward Labs 15. IDENTIFY TEAM STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WITH TECH-DRIVEN INSIGHTS. Technology can help leaders better identify their team's strengths and weaknesses with data-backed insights. For example, an AI-powered learning and training platform can pinpoint the individuals who need more hands-on guidance and personalized coaching on a specific topic or skill. These insights can help the leader get ahead of performance issues that may arise down the road. – Irina Soriano, Seismic 16. STAY DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION. Technology hasn't replaced strong leadership—it's made attention to detail even more important. With automation handling routine tasks, the best leaders are the ones who stay deeply involved, catch small issues before they become big problems, and use data to make decisions. Digital tools are great, but they don't replace hands-on management. – Milos Eric, OysterLink 17. CONSIDER REPLACING YOUR HIERARCHY WITH 'EXPERTISE PARTIES.' Replace hierarchy with 'expertise parties,' teams where authority follows knowledge, not titles. Our CFO took direction from a 24-year-old blockchain specialist without hesitation. Digital transformation isn't evolving leadership; it's exposing who was faking it. True leadership is surviving the transparency that emerging tech creates. – Shayne Fitz-Coy, Sabot Family Companies 18. AUTOMATE TASKS WISELY.
National Post
07-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Euna Solutions to Host Live Webinar on Unlocking the Power of Philanthropic Partnerships Amid Fiscal Uncertainty
Article content Mark Funkhouser, former mayor, auditor, and longtime advisor to public sector leaders, and Abhi Nemani, former chief data officer of Los Angeles, will explore how public-philanthropic partnerships can help local governments sustain progress during economic volatility Article content Article content Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the public sector, in partnership with Funkhouser & Associates, announced the launch of a new thought leadership webinar series designed to help local government leaders navigate today's rapidly shifting fiscal environment. The first session, titled ' Navigating Fiscal Uncertainty: Philanthropy as a Strategic Partner,' will take place on May 15, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. Article content With ongoing shifts in federal funding and policy, local governments are increasingly exploring innovative strategies to maintain vital services. During the webinar, Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates, and Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, will examine how building partnerships with philanthropic organizations can help public agencies not only secure supplemental funding, but also enhance operational and relational capacity to deliver better outcomes for communities. Through real-world examples and expert insights, the session will examine what drives successful partnerships and how they can foster agility, strengthen collaboration, and sustain progress even in resource constrained environments. Article content Webinar attendees will learn how to: Article content Mark Funkhouser is a municipal finance expert who has spent decades in government service. As the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Recession, Funkhouser made the tough choices to put his city on the path to fiscal sustainability. That experience, his long tenure as an auditor, and his most recent post as the publisher of Governing magazine have made him a trusted and credible advisor to government officials across the country. Funkhouser also is the founder of the International Center for Performance Auditing (ICPA) and a founding member of the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). He has dedicated much of his career, research, and writing to advancing the public sector performance auditing profession and strengthening its real-world impact. He holds a master's degree in social work from West Virginia University, an M.B.A. from Tennessee State University, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in public administration and urban sociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Article content Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy of Euna Solutions Article content Abhi Nemani is a government technology entrepreneur, scholar, and public servant who has founded built and led many GovTech institutions over the last 15 years, including Code for America, EthosLabs, Sacramento's Innovation & Growth Fund, and the Mayor of Los Angeles' Office of Data. As senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, Nemani supports the growth of Euna's portfolio of public administration and financial products to better serve its growing network of 2,000+ public sector organizations across North America. Previously, Nemani served as the inaugural chief data officer for the City of Los Angeles and the chief innovation officer for Sacramento and has lectured on government technology at the University of Chicago and the World Bank. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. Article content Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Article content Time: 2 p.m. ET Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content
Associated Press
07-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Euna Solutions to Host Live Webinar on Unlocking the Power of Philanthropic Partnerships Amid Fiscal Uncertainty
ATLANTA & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2025-- Euna Solutions: WHAT Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the public sector, in partnership with Funkhouser & Associates, announced the launch of a new thought leadership webinar series designed to help local government leaders navigate today's rapidly shifting fiscal environment. The first session, titled ' Navigating Fiscal Uncertainty: Philanthropy as a Strategic Partner ,' will take place on May 15, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. With ongoing shifts in federal funding and policy, local governments are increasingly exploring innovative strategies to maintain vital services. During the webinar, Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates, and Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, will examine how building partnerships with philanthropic organizations can help public agencies not only secure supplemental funding, but also enhance operational and relational capacity to deliver better outcomes for communities. Through real-world examples and expert insights, the session will examine what drives successful partnerships and how they can foster agility, strengthen collaboration, and sustain progress even in resource constrained environments. Webinar attendees will learn how to: Integrate philanthropic partnerships into broader funding strategies Build and sustain trust-based, mission-aligned collaborations Leverage partners for advocacy, outreach and data-informed targeted investment Apply real-world lessons from successful philanthropic-public partnerships WHO Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates Mark Funkhouser is a municipal finance expert who has spent decades in government service. As the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Recession, Funkhouser made the tough choices to put his city on the path to fiscal sustainability. That experience, his long tenure as an auditor, and his most recent post as the publisher of Governing magazine have made him a trusted and credible advisor to government officials across the country. Funkhouser also is the founder of the International Center for Performance Auditing (ICPA) and a founding member of the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). He has dedicated much of his career, research, and writing to advancing the public sector performance auditing profession and strengthening its real-world impact. He holds a master's degree in social work from West Virginia University, an M.B.A. from Tennessee State University, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in public administration and urban sociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy of Euna Solutions Abhi Nemani is a government technology entrepreneur, scholar, and public servant who has founded built and led many GovTech institutions over the last 15 years, including Code for America, EthosLabs, Sacramento's Innovation & Growth Fund, and the Mayor of Los Angeles' Office of Data. As senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, Nemani supports the growth of Euna's portfolio of public administration and financial products to better serve its growing network of 2,000+ public sector organizations across North America. Previously, Nemani served as the inaugural chief data officer for the City of Los Angeles and the chief innovation officer for Sacramento and has lectured on government technology at the University of Chicago and the World Bank. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. WHEN & WHERE Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Time: 2 p.m. ET To register for this free virtual event, click here . About Euna Solutions Euna Solutions® is a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software that helps public sector and government organizations streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, grants management, and special education administration. Designed to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and compliance, Euna Solutions supports more than 3,400 organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving community impact. Recognized on Government Technology's GovTech 100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector progress through innovative SaaS solutions. To learn more, visit . View source version on CONTACT: Media contact Michael Tebo Gabriel Marketing Group (for Euna Solutions) Phone: 571-835-8775 Email:[email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CANADA GEORGIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OTHER PHILANTHROPY STATE/LOCAL OTHER TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY OTHER POLICY ISSUES SOFTWARE FUND RAISING FOUNDATION PHILANTHROPY TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT OTHER EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUING MEDIA UNIVERSITY PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION SOURCE: Euna Solutions Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/07/2025 06:15 AM/DISC: 05/07/2025 06:14 AM
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Euna Solutions to Host Live Webinar on Unlocking the Power of Philanthropic Partnerships Amid Fiscal Uncertainty
ATLANTA & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Euna Solutions: WHAT Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the public sector, in partnership with Funkhouser & Associates, announced the launch of a new thought leadership webinar series designed to help local government leaders navigate today's rapidly shifting fiscal environment. The first session, titled ' Navigating Fiscal Uncertainty: Philanthropy as a Strategic Partner,' will take place on May 15, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. With ongoing shifts in federal funding and policy, local governments are increasingly exploring innovative strategies to maintain vital services. During the webinar, Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates, and Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, will examine how building partnerships with philanthropic organizations can help public agencies not only secure supplemental funding, but also enhance operational and relational capacity to deliver better outcomes for communities. Through real-world examples and expert insights, the session will examine what drives successful partnerships and how they can foster agility, strengthen collaboration, and sustain progress even in resource constrained environments. Webinar attendees will learn how to: Integrate philanthropic partnerships into broader funding strategies Build and sustain trust-based, mission-aligned collaborations Leverage partners for advocacy, outreach and data-informed targeted investment Apply real-world lessons from successful philanthropic-public partnerships WHO Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates Mark Funkhouser is a municipal finance expert who has spent decades in government service. As the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Recession, Funkhouser made the tough choices to put his city on the path to fiscal sustainability. That experience, his long tenure as an auditor, and his most recent post as the publisher of Governing magazine have made him a trusted and credible advisor to government officials across the country. Funkhouser also is the founder of the International Center for Performance Auditing (ICPA) and a founding member of the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). He has dedicated much of his career, research, and writing to advancing the public sector performance auditing profession and strengthening its real-world impact. He holds a master's degree in social work from West Virginia University, an M.B.A. from Tennessee State University, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in public administration and urban sociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Abhi Nemani, senior vice president of product strategy of Euna Solutions Abhi Nemani is a government technology entrepreneur, scholar, and public servant who has founded built and led many GovTech institutions over the last 15 years, including Code for America, EthosLabs, Sacramento's Innovation & Growth Fund, and the Mayor of Los Angeles' Office of Data. As senior vice president of product strategy at Euna Solutions, Nemani supports the growth of Euna's portfolio of public administration and financial products to better serve its growing network of 2,000+ public sector organizations across North America. Previously, Nemani served as the inaugural chief data officer for the City of Los Angeles and the chief innovation officer for Sacramento and has lectured on government technology at the University of Chicago and the World Bank. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. WHEN & WHERE Time: 2 p.m. ET To register for this free virtual event, click here. About Euna Solutions Euna Solutions® is a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software that helps public sector and government organizations streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, grants management, and special education administration. Designed to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and compliance, Euna Solutions supports more than 3,400 organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving community impact. Recognized on Government Technology's GovTech 100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector progress through innovative SaaS solutions. To learn more, visit
National Post
24-04-2025
- Business
- National Post
Euna Solutions Opens Nominations for Euna Impact Awards
Article content Article content ATLANTA & TORONTO — Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the public sector, today announced the opening of nominations for its Euna Impact Awards. The new awards program will celebrate the achievements of Euna's public sector customers who are using technology to drive meaningful change in their communities. Article content 'The Euna Impact Awards spotlight the bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and changemakers in the public sector who are using Euna's solutions to drive real-world outcomes,' said Brian Haney, Chief Customer Officer at Euna Solutions. 'We created these awards to honor the unsung heroes of innovation and celebrate the lasting impact they're making in their organization and, ultimately, in their communities. We're excited to honor their work at Eunaverse 2025 this September.' Article content Award categories include: Article content Innovation Champion Award: For those creatively solving a complex challenge with Euna technology, highlighting digital transformation, process change, or a unique approach to a specific problem. Community Impact Award: For initiatives that strengthen local communities, from disaster relief to citizen engagement. Operational Excellence Award: For streamlining processes and achieving transformational results with digital and automated solutions. Euna Advocate Award: For customers actively championing Euna through referrals and community participation. Leadership in Transparency Award: For promoting openness and building trust both internally and externally. Best ROI Achievement Award: For delivering measurable returns, including cost or time savings and efficiency gains. Sustainability Impact Award: For supporting green initiatives through paperless workflows and eco-friendly practices. Rising Star Award: For new customers achieving standout results within their first year. Collaboration Excellence Award: For successful, cross-department or agency partnerships and projects enabled by Euna's solutions. Trailblazer of the Year Award: For a standout customer pushing boundaries and setting a new bar for public sector innovation. Article content Nominations are open to all current Euna Solutions customers. Submissions may be made by customers themselves, a peer, industry partner, or an Euna Solutions team member. Award winners will be honored at Eunaverse 2025 conference from Sept. 8–10, 2025, at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Fla. Article content About Euna Solutions Euna Solutions® is a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software that helps public sector and government organizations streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, grants management, and special education administration. Designed to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and compliance, Euna Solutions supports more than 3,400 organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving community impact. Recognized on Government Technology's GovTech 100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector progress through innovative SaaS solutions. To learn more, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
