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132. Turn Tech into a Business Force Multiplier with Adam Morton

You've Been Heard

Philip Howard

Tech News, Technology, Business, Management, News

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🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Adam Morton is the strategic senior IT leader with expertise in developing and managing programs and project plans and leading enterprise-wide IT initiatives. He ensures tasks and milestones are being achieved promptly and prepares project status reports, presentations, and agendas, ensuring alignment and strategic communication with internal and external partners. His strong capacity to build high-performing teams encouraging appropriate use of project management methodologies has increased efficiency and effectivenes Turn Tech into a Business Force Multiplier with Adam Morton Phil Howard, host of Dissecting Popular IT Nerds, brings on “the Vendor Whisperer.” Senior network manager of CK Restaurants Adam Morton shows you what it really takes to keep large-scale tech in the foodservice industry functioning. Adam will demonstrate why you need to keep managers accountable across the board (even if it’s uncomfortable) through client-focused platforms that don’t rely solely on Meraki alerts.

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0:00.0

I think it really honestly does start with culture.

0:02.3

I know that's a big buzzword where people are talking about culture, culture, culture,

0:05.3

but I think it's, and it starts at the top, right?

0:09.8

Nobody wants that overbearing boss who's micromanaging, standing over your shoulder and saying,

0:14.6

get this done, get this done, get this done with unrealistic timeframes and somebody that doesn't understand.

0:28.7

All right.

0:32.6

Welcome, everyone back to dissecting popular IT nerds. And today we have the vendor whisperer, the vendor whisperer on the line.

0:38.8

I love this.

0:39.9

Adam Morton.

0:41.1

I would say senior network manager, senior meaning a big deal at CKE Restaurants Incorporated.

0:51.3

And you give the rundown of what mastery of what a master list of

0:56.6

i would call fine dining and i'm really not being sarcastic here because if you knew where i took

1:01.4

my wife out last and i was like this is fine dining tonight we were at the mall in the food court

1:04.7

last night so but there's a place for everything what is the cke restaurants give me the rundown because it is an

1:12.5

amazing list so cca restaurants we own hardies and carlos junior but our parent our parent

1:18.8

company war capital owns a plethora of quick serve restaurants and and franchise businesses in

1:24.7

general just some of the the highlights are rb's, Duncan Donuts, Baskin-Robbins.

1:30.9

Into the casual dining, we have Buffalo Wild Wings.

1:35.2

Rourke also owns, Thonic, and a bunch of other ones that I'm forgetting.

1:39.7

Forgive me.

1:40.4

All near and dear to my heart.

1:41.8

I'm such a roller coaster and people know like i i am somewhat of a health

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