07.07.2017 • Holger Nauheimer
If you have any interest in what is currently going on in the corporate world, you cannot escape a whole suite of new buzzwords which we have not been using only a few years ago. Digital Transformation is certainly one of them and maybe it is the most ambiguous, maybe even the blurriest one. However, if you look at the trends of Google searches on that term you will see that it was virtually not existent until about two years ago when the public interest suddenly picked up.
Whether you like the term or not, it is certainly something that is here to stay for a while and it will influence the way we think organisational development and all related topics such as leadership, recruitment and talent management, learning & development, performance management etc.
The core challenge that organisations face is to master the accelerating pace of change. We as change management practitioners grew up in a world that allowed us to carefully design and roll out change processes over a longer time period. Of course! Hadn't we learned from Kurt Lewin that organisations need to be UNFROZEN, to be MOVED and then be REFROZEN again? Haven't we all seen the sheer amount of different and often antithetic change initiatives, pushed into the business by different sponsors at the cries of dismay of the poor employees and their bouncers in the middle management? So, isn't it time to slow down and think about what is really important for the organisation and act with grace and great oversight from the answer that emerges from this quest for purpose?
Yes and no.
Here are my 5 ct on what matters now:
In many organisations, change will rather happen from bottom up. Local initiatives will have their impact on the entire system. However, it takes a courageous manager to transform herself into a digital leader. The train has left the station.
If you want to know more about how leaders can pave the way for agile team work, join us in our upcoming training series on Agile Leadership.
22.07.2020:
Project communication - often overlooked, but with huge potential
07.07.2020:
Planning despite uncertainty? How to get your project back on track
14.05.2020:
We activate our self-learning system
16.02.2020:
eLearning Award 2020 in the category Methodology for WBT "Project Management Essentials based on PMI®"
01.09.2017:
It Takes Two to Tango. Required Changes for Organisational Agility
07.07.2017:
The Train Has Left the Station - Why Agility Matters Now
27.04.2017:
Power and Trust: Leading Change in a VUCA World
05.01.2017:
Developing virtual teams that thrive
10.12.2016:
Agile performance management–the next revolution in HR
30.11.2016:
The next wave—organisational development in times of digitization