With only ~20% of organizations successful in their Digital Transformation (as reported by Forrester / covered in my last article), what are we doing wrong? Well one of the problems is we don’t clearly understand what Digital Transformation is. In … Continue reading 3 Big Ways to fail in Digital Transformation simply by NOT understanding what it really is
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Despite customer demand, competitive pressure, market trends, and sheer logic… many organizations are still not prepared nor able to successfully undergo their digital transformation. Forrester in their “The State Of Digital Business 2015 To 2020” reported that only an average … Continue reading What to do when your organization is not ready for Digital Transformation
What is Digital Transformation? Most adopted definition is the one used by Wiki / InfoWorld / I-Scoop: “Digital transformation is the application of digital technologies to fundamentally impact all aspects of business and society.” There is a deceitfully simple misunderstanding … Continue reading The Myth of Upside-down Digital Transformation
EXAMPLE: SMALL CITY FOOD BANK Let’s look at an example of how HEARTBEAT could be applied in the context of a small city Food Bank using in this case a weekly cadence. Week 1: [1 PURPOSE] On Monday morning, a group of three staff in the Food Sourcing team sits down together for 20 minutes. They reflect on the mission of their organization and few visitor stories from past week. It’s winter and they notice an emerging need in visitors needing fresh produce. They simply write down three things commonly asked for: citrus fruit, apples, local vegetables. [2 SIMPLIFY] On … Continue reading HEARTBEAT EXAMPLE 1
Truly understand the change required Accept you must be the primary force of change Develop a holistic unbiased plan worthy of following Understand that change takes effort and time Demonstrate the very change that’s required Provide a continuous force for … Continue reading 10 Principles of Transformational Leadership
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You’ve worked so hard at creating a change in your organization? How do you maintain or even increase the momentum? The novelty and initial excitement will fizz out. But here is some science to guide us. 1. When it comes … Continue reading 3 dead guys, 4 laws, and the momentum of change
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