Many think that women in tech are all millennials who’re relatively new to the game but industry veteran and partner at IBM, Janelle Delaney, has been killing it in the tech world for decades.
Delaney has seen many changes in her time in tech. At uni, she did her assignments on a typewriter and was thrilled when PCs came to the office for the first time.
She’s risen through the ranks at IBM over several decades – taking on a plethora of jobs that have led her to her position where she’s responsible for the quality of IBM’s projects and growing project management capability across the Asia Pacific region.
With the 2022 B&T Women Leading Tech Awards fast approaching – of which IBM is one of the many valued sponsors – we spoke with Delaney about the importance of supporting women in their career journeys, increasing knowledge of tech careers, and being in the driver’s seat when it comes to your own career growth.
B&T: Why is it so important to support Women Leading Tech (WLT)?
Diversity is absolutely essential for our business performance at IBM and obviously for all businesses. Diversity of thinking helps us provide better outcomes for our clients and at IBM we focus on inclusivity meaning that all voices and all views should be considered. For IBM, the Women Leading Tech awards are important as a way to celebrate and highlight the capability and talent that we have and using it as a forum to identify role models to help inspire our future generations of women to head into tech, because the industry certainly needs more women for business success.
Continue reading: https://www.bandt.com.au/women-leading-tech-ibms-janelle-delaney-talks-industry-change-over-the-past-few-decades/
Delaney has seen many changes in her time in tech. At uni, she did her assignments on a typewriter and was thrilled when PCs came to the office for the first time.
She’s risen through the ranks at IBM over several decades – taking on a plethora of jobs that have led her to her position where she’s responsible for the quality of IBM’s projects and growing project management capability across the Asia Pacific region.
With the 2022 B&T Women Leading Tech Awards fast approaching – of which IBM is one of the many valued sponsors – we spoke with Delaney about the importance of supporting women in their career journeys, increasing knowledge of tech careers, and being in the driver’s seat when it comes to your own career growth.
B&T: Why is it so important to support Women Leading Tech (WLT)?
Diversity is absolutely essential for our business performance at IBM and obviously for all businesses. Diversity of thinking helps us provide better outcomes for our clients and at IBM we focus on inclusivity meaning that all voices and all views should be considered. For IBM, the Women Leading Tech awards are important as a way to celebrate and highlight the capability and talent that we have and using it as a forum to identify role models to help inspire our future generations of women to head into tech, because the industry certainly needs more women for business success.
Continue reading: https://www.bandt.com.au/women-leading-tech-ibms-janelle-delaney-talks-industry-change-over-the-past-few-decades/
