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It takes a relentless drive to anticipate changes, discover new opportunities, and continually improve how to serve customers as an innovation company. As Managing Principal and Chief Strategy Officer with TIAG, Umang leads the company in identifying emerging customer needs, sectors, and reaching new milestones. With more than 18-years of experience and a proven entrepreneurial approach and methodology, Umang is known for making strategy happen. His rapid, successful decision-making continually creates momentum and has significantly grown TIAG’s operating revenue. A results-driven executive, Umang works directly with TIAG’s leaders to ensure the company’s principles and values are inherent in every client interaction. He has a unique ability to strategically identify opportunities and address them from a macro and micro-perspective. His deep experience leading major initiatives and providing technical leadership for complex organizational structures allows him to develop and implement creative solutions for the diverse challenges the highly regulated and ever-changing GovCon industry faces. This has led to impressive innovation, business process transformation, and service expansion for both TIAG and its customers–from identifying and capturing new sectors such as DHS, to expanding into markets like Huntsville and Charleston. Umang has helped the DoD and other government agencies consistently achieve success and realize their missions by creating and delivering innovative solutions at the Defense Health Agency, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command, Army Analytics Group, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Materiel Command, and Letterkenny Army Depot. Umang began his career at TIAG as a senior-systems engineer and lead solutions architect analyst. Over his 15 year tenure with TIAG, he’s worn many hats as Director, GM, and VP. Today, he leverages his experience to continually transform and inspire leaders throughout the organization. His specific areas of focus include strategy development and execution, business growth, product development, and customer and market due diligence. He has particular expertise in enterprise management solutions, cybersecurity, and cloud utilization. Prior to joining TIAG, Umang was a Systems Engineer at MSSI and a Systems Administrator at SAIC. He is an active participant of HIMSS, AFCEA, and mentors TIAG’s Technology and Innovations Strike Team and portfolio management professionals to expand upon opportunities that truly advance customer initiatives. Umang was also a President’s Circle Awardee and a Distinguished Speaker at the CA IT Government Expo.
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Creating a more imaginative internal culture requires making changes to how your business manages employee ideas and feedback. In business, the most effective initiatives often rise from the bottom up. While leaders are essential in shaping the larger direction of an organization, it takes the combined efforts of team members in every position to carry out set objectives successfully. Creating an internal culture of active encouragement and support for employees to express themselves and devise new ways of thinking results in a truly effective business. Below, 16 Newsweek Expert Forum members each offer strategic approaches business leaders can leverage to build a culture of curiosity and innovative thinking among team members at all levels.
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No matter how much success a company achieves, there will come a time when leaders have to make plans for delivering bad news. No one likes to be the bearer of bad news, but business leaders often have to take on that role in difficult times. How a leader chooses to communicate with stakeholders at all levels in these situations has a direct impact on how the organization will move forward. Therefore, it’s important that leaders carefully consider their every move as they navigate tough conversations and determine next steps for the business. Below, 11 Newsweek Expert Forum members each share one important step a leader should take when preparing to share bad news at a meeting with stakeholders.
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Putting yourself in the shoes of your ideal customer can be an effective way to ensure you remain focused on their needs and desires. A landing page is often the first interaction a potential customer has with your website and company. The wrong colors, not enough or too much information and a cluttered design can all be factors that turn potential customers away from a business. An appealing landing page, however, not only entices visitors to explore the website further but also can be essential in converting visitors to paying customers. Below, 12 Newsweek Expert Forum members each share one way to ensure a landing page is appealing and optimized for conversions. From simplifying the design to reaching out to your target audience for feedback, making even small changes can lead to higher conversion rates.
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Let’s take a look at some key truths about moving to the cloud, plus a misunderstanding that might be holding you back.
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Before taking on any investors, take the time to do proper research and assess each investor’s expectations and needs. Securing the support of multiple investors can be a big boost to a business just getting off the ground. While the guidance and funding these investors offer are critical to building a successful business, entrepreneurs must also become adept at balancing competing feedback and expectations. To create truly positive relationships with investors, it’s key that entrepreneurs put processes in place to ensure all sides are aligned, have space to communicate openly and are dedicated to working toward common goals before accepting any funds. Below, 14 Newsweek Expert Forum members each offer one piece of advice to help entrepreneurs ensure that their investors feel heard and happy with how things are progressing.
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Before moving into a larger market, ensure you have a solid business strategy to engage online prospects. In today’s digital world, many companies have more flexibility when it comes to location. Entrepreneurs can set up shop in a smaller city and still find success through the connections they establish with local customers, investors and organizations. However, while operating in a small market can provide a number of business opportunities, being able to access “big market” resources and clients can unlock a new level of business growth. To catch the attention of potential customers and investors located in larger metropolitan areas, the right online strategy is essential. To help, nine Newsweek Expert Forum members each share one way entrepreneurs who have set up operations in smaller markets can attract clients and investors in larger city markets.
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TIAG, Inc.
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We specialize in transformation. We are innovative problem solvers with a proven track record in management and technology services. We employ the brightest minds with a shared passion for making a difference for the clients we serve. We apply our expertise to streamline mission critical processes and pilot intricate initiatives to completion. And we deliver results that exceed expectations at every level of engagement. We are trusted partners, revered for our agility, adaptability, ingenuity and integrity. Our specialists are highly trained and finely honed by decades of real-world experience. Our collective skillset is multifaceted and designed to solve the complex challenges faced by our military and civilian sectors of government. Our mindset is focused on empowering people, yours and ours. We align to seek out the most technologically advanced ways to safeguard and support those who do the same for our nation. TIAG. Technology that Transforms.