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Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Culture and Change Management
- Executive Leadership
Speaker Bio
Rob O'Donohue is a Vice President Analyst in Gartner’s CIO and Executive Leadership Research Team focusing on C-Suite Dynamics, Executive Leadership Development, How to use AI to Augment Leadership, Developing Personal and Team Brand, and Building High Performance Leadership Teams and Culture.
Here, he advises CIOs and Executives across the C-Suite on skills and competencies needed to thrive as an executive leader, how to create and sustain a culture of high performance in the leadership team and across the organization. Rob also focuses research and advice on how to improve employee engagement, driver behavior change, and improve motivation at work.
Rob creates evidence-based actionable research to empower Executive Leaders lead more effectively. Rob also runs workshops and client briefings covering high performance teams and culture, behavior change, and coaching effectiveness. Rob has also written extensively on Neurodiversity at Work.
Rob holds is a certified Executive Coach with the ICF (ACC) and uses his experience to help executives think differently and challenge their own assumptions about work.
Rob co-presented with opening keynote at the IT Symposium Barcelona in November 2025.
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Here, he advises CIOs and Executives across the C-Suite on skills and competencies needed to thrive as an executive leader, how to create and sustain a culture of high performance in the leadership team and across the organization. Rob also focuses research and advice on how to improve employee engagement, driver behavior change, and improve motivation at work.
Rob creates evidence-based actionable research to empower Executive Leaders lead more effectively. Rob also runs workshops and client briefings covering high performance teams and culture, behavior change, and coaching effectiveness. Rob has also written extensively on Neurodiversity at Work.
Rob holds is a certified Executive Coach with the ICF (ACC) and uses his experience to help executives think differently and challenge their own assumptions about work.
Rob co-presented with opening keynote at the IT Symposium Barcelona in November 2025.
Sessions
Monday, 09 November, 2026 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CET
Deliberately Position Yourself in the AI Era: Craft Brand, Earn Reputation
Rob O'Donohue,
VP Analyst, Gartner
AI washed brands set an expectation for CIOs but can become liabilities and tarnish credibility, unless backed by a reputation for delivering on those promises. This session brings CIOs through a brand and reputation framework with actions and tactics to practice as they craft the brand and earn the reputation they want with intent.
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Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM CET
Motivational Magic: How CIOs Conjure High Performance From Inside Out
Rob O'Donohue,
VP Analyst, Gartner
To achieve a high-performance culture, you need a highly motivated and engaged workforce. This isn't easy when change is unrelenting and the uncertainty about the future is taxing employees on an emotional level. CIOs must rethink a one-size-fits all approach to employee motivation and use nuance, data and dialogue to shift behaviors and unlock high performance. This session shows you how.
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