Thomas Mannmeusel – Group CIO of Webasto – Breaking the silos & Global Process Organization HD

„I want to break silos. I really believe that this is the future!” How to remain flexible and successful in the era of digital challenges? Watch the full interview and find out! In this #LeadershipDeepDive episode Thomas Mannmeusel, Executive VP Process Optimization & Group CIO of Webasto talks with Hendrik Deckers about the Global Process Organization, unique program that helps Webasto to break the silos. Thomas explains why he is a big fan of decentralization and building networks and how meeting a basketball mentor helped him to understand the business world better. He also believes that transforming traditional team structures is key to achieve better business results: ✅ Building cross-functional teams ✅ Leveraging data to boost productivity ✅ Giving importance to flawless communication Thomas takes his leadership to another level and redefines the role of CIO by acting as the “glue” among all corporate functions. „If you make others successful it will eventually pay back”, he says. Don’t miss this amazing leadership lesson and watch the whole interview! Every year CIONET nominates top CxOs as finalists of the European Digital Leader of the Year. Thomas represents Germany in the B2B category. Join us on the special edition of #CIONEXT on November 10 at 14:30 CET where we will feature all the finalists of the B2B & B2C categories and announce winners. Register at https://www.cionext.com/ Table of contents: 01:04 | Introduction and Thomas Mannmeusel’s background 05:11 | About Webasto 06:46 | Drivers of change 09:05 | Global Process Organization (GPO) Program 13:05 | Benefits of GPO implementation 14:42 | Methodologies used in GPO 18:30 | GPO – from opportunity to reality 21:55 | Focus on future and benefits of changes 23:25 | Benefits of data 25:46 | Webasto’s IT Organization 27:52 | The impact of pandemic on the work organization 30:55 | AR & AI 32:25 | Thomas’ role within the company 33:36 | Changing role of CIO 37:35 | Thomas’ management style 41:01 | Attracting top talents 44:57 | Thomas’ leadership style 47:18 | Ways to relax 50:58 | MBTI: the Campaigner 53:30 | Core values & mentors 57:55 | The best & the worst moments in life 01:02:20 | Secret to happiness & personal mantra 01:04:52 | Advice for people starting out