ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS DIGITAL FUTURE

ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS DIGITAL FUTURE

1. HIGHLIGHT OF FINDINGS (SURVEY)

   • DIGITAL CULTURE
   • TALENT COMMITTED
     • ALIGNED TOWARD TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
   • INVEST IN OWN TALENT
     • DEVELOPING DIGITAL CAPABILITIES
   • SOFT SKILLS/TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE
     • LEADERS WHO INSPIRE, MANAGE COMPLEX EFFORT
   • DIGITAL CONGRUENCE

2. THREATS

   • OPPORTUNITY OR CHOICE?
     • IMPERATIVE
   • LACK OF AGILITY & CULTURAL COMPLACENCY
   • MARKET DISRUPTION
   • COMPETITIVE PRESSURE
   • SECURITY
   • TALENT FLIGHT

3. DIGITAL STRATEGIES

   • UNIQUE & LONG VIEW
   • ZOOM-OUT (10 YEARS <=...)
   • ZOOM-IN (6-12 MONTHS)
   • DIGITAL STRATEGIES CLOSELY TO OVERALL STRATEGIES
   • START EITH CLEAN SLATE, BUILD FROM THERE
   • G. C. Kane, D. Palmer, A. N. Phillips, D. Kiron and N. Buckley, “Aligning the Organization for Its Digital Future” MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte University Press, July 2016.

4. CULTURE & TALENT

   • EMBRACE RISK
   • DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES
   • INVESTING IN INNOVATION
   • DEVELOP EMPLOYEES
   • DEEP TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SOFT SKILLS
   • HIRE FOR IT
     • VALUES
   • RALLY AROUND IT
     • EMPATHY
   • LIVE IT
     • EXAMPLE
   • SIMILAR CULTURES
   • USE DATA IN DECISION MAKING

5. LEADING INTO DE FUTURE

   • TASKS
     • CUSTOMIZED WORK
     • FREELANCE TALENT ACCESSED
   • PEOPLE
     • DEVELOP SKILLS
     • EMPLOYEE CAREER GOALS
     • NEW KNOWLEDGE
   • STRUCTURE
     • WORK TOGETHER
     • CLOSE PROXIMITY
     • HORIZONTAL
   • CULTURE
     • DEVELOPMENT COSTS DOWN, BUT RISKS UP

6. ALIGNING

   • RISK APPETITE
   • INVESTING IN EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITIES
   • DISTRIBUTED STRUCTURE
   • WHO & HOW THE WORK IS DONE

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