DPIT: Grant Walsh: The Golf Course Leadership Philosophy (#376) (42:08)
Dissecting Popular IT Nerds, Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
What happens when golf course wisdom meets IT leadership?
Grant Walsh, Director of IT in Charlotte, North Carolina, brings 20+ years of IT leadership experience and a unique perspective: he evaluates vendors, partners, and leadership potential on the golf course. With a 12 handicap and deep understanding of servant leadership, Grant reveals how the same principles that make you a good golf partner make you an exceptional IT leader.
From his early days with a Commodore 64 (typing code from books with no storage) to leading IT infrastructure, operations, and security for a fast-growing acquisition-driven company, Grant shares the frameworks that transformed his team from gatekeepers to problem solvers.
Discover the Walsh KPI (Retention, Shadow IT, Wealth, Appreciation, Opportunities), learn the Feel-Felt-Found method for stakeholder engagement, and understand why calling internal teams 'customers' instead of 'users' changes your entire departmental culture.