The Book Is Out!
A new book that simplifies the discussion around Digital Transformation.
A new book that simplifies the discussion around Digital Transformation.
If you are looking for a simple place to start your Digital Transformation, try to focus on how your teams understand the Why and the How of what you do every day. Sounds simple, but it will be immediately impactful - and a great first step on your journey.
Each functional area in your company needs to understand the skills and strengths that they bring to a Digital Transformation effort; why do they deserve a “seat at the table”? Next up is the IT team - with their hands-on applied technology skills and experience in collaboration environments, IT can and should play a critical role. (part of a series)
Each functional area in your company needs to understand the skills and strengths that they bring to a Digital Transformation effort; why do they deserve a “seat at the table”? It's time for the folks in Operations to step up - with their depth of experience with Eliminating Waste and Eliminating Complexity, Operations can and should play a critical role. (part of a series)
Each functional area in your company needs to understand the skills and strengths that they bring to a Digital Transformation effort; why do they deserve a “seat at the table”? Next up is Sales & Marketing - with their depth of experience with design and focus on the end customer, Sales & Marketing can and should play a critical role. (part of a series)
Each functional area in your company needs to understand the skills and strengths that they bring to a Digital Transformation effort; why do they deserve a “seat at the table”? First up is the Finance team - with their depth of experience with data and information, Finance can and should play a critical role. (part of a series)
As your organization ponders a Digital Transformation, a critical concern will be the creation of Value. But is this value for the Shareholder as we focus on building a Great Stock, or value for Employees and Customers as we build a Great Company? Three separate conversations, focused on three different stakeholders.
I have done a few public speaking events discussing Finance Participation in your Great Digital Business - a follow-on presentation from the original presentation based on the Five Core Components series of posts plus other articles here on cazh1.com. Here's a link to the slides - I've had a lot of great feedback on these, plus some requests for follow up conversations. I'm always happy to talk with folks about figuring out the best way to make these ideas more specific,…
A great Digital Business cannot sustain itself when it relies on one or two key people that have all the magic; it is a connected, engaged team of people that come together, with a shared vision , to deliver results.
Digital business can create real value for all stakeholders - employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders … as long as the human factor of these relationships is kept in mind.