Culture & Digital Transformation: Balancing private equity & culture transformation at DEVADA

Hilton Barbour·23 June 2020·People & Change

...I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Terry Waters, CEO of Raleigh, NC-based firm Devada, and Michael Leckie, Founding Partner at Silverback Partners and a seasoned culture transformation consultant, on how they were able to make culture a cornerstone of their transformation… Read More...

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Culture & Digital Transformation: How feisty FinTech 11:FS puts culture at the centre of banking transformation

Hilton Barbour·23 June 2020·People & Change

...Several interviews in my series have been the result of following organizations who have a well-documented history of being culture-first. Some have been a serendipitous “accident” where an organization or leader flashes across my social feed and their passion for people and culture is palpable. David… Read More...

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Culture & Digital Transformation: How HubSpot has built their culture to succeed with a soul

Hilton Barbour·23 June 2020·People & Change

...Marketing is my first love and as the marketing landscape evolved and became more digital in the past two decades, I’ve been aware of a crop of artful and elegant companies leading that transformation. One of the organizations at the forefront of that digital transformation in the marketing arena was … Read More...

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Culture & Digital Transformation: building a culture of transformation at IKEA

Hilton Barbour·22 June 2020·People & Change

...IKEA is a global behemoth. The Swedish retailer, founded in 1943, is a juggernaut operating in over 38 countries and employing over 200,000 employees globally. The brand, valued at almost US$20 billion, has a pioneering and innovative spirit which can be seen in many of their business activities and practises. Read More...

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What transformational leaders learn from their darkest moments

Greg Satell·15 June 2020·People & Change

...We tend to think of transformational leaders emerging fully actualized. We look for early indications of promise, sure that there must have been nascent signs of greatness from the start. It’s hard to imagine those that attain the highest level of achievement are anything less than destined for greatness. While… Read More...

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News In Digital from The Digital Transformation People #43

News In Digital·8 June 2020·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Welcome to the latest edition of News In Digital. As the COVID-19 crisis begins to ease, here you’ll find insights on where to focus your efforts to survive and thrive in the new normal. From scaling innovation whilst optimising the core business, harnessing the power of platform business models to… Read More...

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Why the success of WFH could be dangerous for digital transformation

Michael Wade·19 May 2020·People & Change

...You may have received the meme about digital transformation and COVID-19. It goes like this… There is a question with three possible answers. The question is, ‘Who led the digital transformation of your company?’, and the answers are ‘the CEO, ‘the CTO’ and ‘COVID-19’. COVID-19 is circled. The implication of… Read More...

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Why the “digital transformation” bandwagon will take you nowhere

Phil Darby·5 May 2020·The Case For Digital Transformation

...I’ve written many times that although there is only one cause of transformation failure – and that is lack of focus – this presents as any number of “reasons” commonly given for the 70-90% of projects that do crash and burn. Nothing illustrates this lack of focus better… Read More...

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Is Digital Transformation too complicated and costly for SMEs?

Jean-Luc Scherer·28 April 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Digital Transformation? The quotes below are among the many things I have heard from people having gone through digital transformation projects, and these were all from large companies with several thousand employees. It’s bad, mostly…… Read More...

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China’s COVID-19 digital transformation and the reopening of retail

Tony D'Onofrio·15 April 2020·Customer Engagement

...In 2019, China was projected to surpass the United States to become the world’s largest retail market. On November 11, 2019, Alibaba celebrated a record $38 billion in online retail sales during the Singles’ Day 24-hour shopping holiday. Because of the USA trade wars… Read More...

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Digital Transformation: focus on three under-appreciated outcomes

Jeffrey Phillips·1 April 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...It’s good that the concept of digital transformation is being talked about at senior levels in industry and in government.  Digital transformation – the transition of our businesses and operations from a somewhat digitally-enabled capability to a fully digital-enabled capability  – will change a lot about how people work, how… Read More...

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Webinar: A roadmap for creating transformation change

Greg Satell·30 March 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...Never has there been a greater need for transformation. But how do you make that happen? How do you take an idea and get it to scale? How do you overcome people’s natural tendency to resist anything new and different and overcome sceptics who seek to undermine your effort to… Read More...

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