Episode 158: Digital brilliance: Lessons from DWG’s 2025 Award winners

About this episode

The episode discusses insights from the 2025 DWG Awards and the evolution of the digital workplace with expert guests.

Dive into  Digital brilliance: Lessons from DWG’s 2025 Award winners . For this episode, Nancy Goebel is joined by studio guests Kerry O’Donnell, former Executive Director at The Estée Lauder Companies, and Rory Gardner, Director and Team Leader for Associate Knowledge and Strategic Insights – Digital Workplace at Fidelity Investments.  Together, they explore the exceptional nature of the 2025 DWG Awards entries and what these tell about the evolution of the digital workplace. You can find out what inspired our guests to join the Awards judging panel and hear their insightful reflections on the Awards submissions. In a climate of hybrid work models, budget constraints and lean staffing, big inspiring advancements are definitely still being achieved.   Teams continue to push the boundaries. They’re redefining the future of employee experience and operational excellence in the digital workplace. AI is high on the agenda, and the trio digs into what it takes to scale AI responsibly and effectively.   It’s a great discussion with observant commentary, a touch of future gazing, and even some helpful advice. If you’re interested in digital…

People in this episode

Host: Nancy Goebel

Guests: Kerry O’Donnell, Rory Gardner

Topics covered

• digital workplace
• 2025 DWG Awards
• AI
• employee experience
• operational excellence

Keywords

• hybrid work
• budget constraints
• lean staffing
• future gazing

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AI

Books & works: DWG Awards, Awards

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