If only I had a bigger IT budget, I would: "Hire more people."
The chief difference between Life Time's IT organization and your average IT organization: "The culture, the team, the skill level and the team-oriented attitude. All this has led to a remarkably low attrition rate of approximately four people in the past four years--all of whom did not leave voluntarily."
If I could change one thing in Life Time's IT organization, it would be: "Aligning business objectives with IT initiatives. The business should prioritize business projects for IT."
I work at Life Time Fitness because: "Of the culture and team in IT that Brent Zempel has created and fostered."
At Work: Oversees database design and systems architecture
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