Dr. Shikha Sharma
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Chief Information Officer & Director Business Improvement & Technology
Department of Human Services, SA
Dr Shikha Sharma is CIO and Director of Business Improvement & Technology at the Department of Human Services SA. With a background in engineering, public sector transformation, and cross-functional leadership, she drives innovation and cultural change across complex systems. Shikha shares actionable strategies for leading high-performing teams, aligning people and technology, and sustaining performance through clarity, capability-building, and a relentless focus on impact.
SESSIONS
Day 2
1:30
Fireside Chat: Leading Multigenerational Teams with Purpose
What are some of the key challenges of having a generationally diverse team?
How can you harness generational diversity for innovation and collaboration?
What do you think women need in different career stages and how can you support them?
How can you encourage good risk-taking behavior in different generations of women?
How have you adapted your leadership approach to support a multi-generational team? Please share an example.
Looking forward, what will our teams look like in the future, particularly with as generational diversity becomes more prevalent?
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Shikha Sharma, Chief Information Officer, Department of Human Services SA