The best idea wins: Bob Rosen on leading with a curiosity mindset

About this episode

Bob Rosen discusses his leadership principles and the role of AI in business.

This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by Bob Rosen, Chief Information Officer at Arcosa. Bob discusses his career journey, including his early experience in the Air Force working with electronics and even designing tech for F-14 fighter jets! He shares how those formative roles shaped the leadership principles he carries today—most notably, that the best idea wins and that bad news doesn’t improve with age . Bob and Tammy also explore the role of healthy skepticism in today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, and the importance of thinking strategically about where—and whether—AI can truly drive business results. Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATA Links:  Bob Rosen  Arcosa Inc.  Learn more about Launch by NTT DATA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tammy

Guest: Bob Rosen

Topics covered

• leadership
• AI
• business strategy
• curiosity mindset
• technology

Keywords

• leadership
• AI
• business results
• curiosity mindset
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arcosa, NTT DATA

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