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September 1, 2009 57 mins

They are highly mobile and demand constant connectivity. They desire personalization and choice in whatever they do. They work to live, not live to work. They don't like being paged at 2 am. They change their jobs very quickly. Who are “they”? We’re talking about Gen-Y which is soon to become the bulk of the IT workforce and our future IT leaders. Will we be ready for this IT workforce transformation? Will *they* still be able to deliver IT as expected?

Guest 1: Timothy Kasbe, SVP and Chief Information Officer, Sears Holding Corporation

Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/timothy-kasbe/

Guest 2: John P. Gillispie, COO, Iowa's Information Technology Enterprise Office, CIO, State of Iowa, Former President of NASCIO

Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/john-gillispie/

More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-y-factor-is-it-ready-are-cios-ready/

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