Insights on cultural change within digital transformation
Why organisations that deliver digital initiatives without cultural and data change buy short-term gains at best, and expensive failures at worst.
Archive
Earlier writing on digital business transformation.
These pieces were written before the current work on board judgement. They are kept because the reasoning is continuous: transformation fails for governance reasons long before it fails for technical ones.
The nine-part series was written as a primer for board members and executives preparing for conversations with transformation leadership — the same concern that now sits at the centre of the thinking on Board Judgement Capability. The material is presented in its original form and is not offered as current positioning.
Essays
Some thoughts on the impact of digitalisation in the workplace
The difference between digitisation, digitalisation and transformation — and why the distinction determines whether roles are enriched or merely automated.
Nine-part series
A primer for the board conversation.
Episode 1
Demystifying digital business transformation
The opening episode of a nine-part primer written for board members and executives preparing for conversations with transformation leadership.
Episode 2
Co-creating value with your customers
Moving from the core concept of transformation to the discipline of creating value with customers rather than for them.
Episode 3
Building a digital growth mindset culture
Cultivating the mindset an organisation needs in order to adapt continuously rather than deliver a single change programme.
Episode 4
The power of data within your digital transformation
The role of data in driving informed decisions, and why a defined data strategy is a precondition rather than a by-product.
Episode 5
Mastering digital transformation in a changing world
Identifying disruptive forces, and adapting a transformation plan for agility.
Episode 6
Finding your digital champion
The role of the Chief Digital Officer, and what a board or executive team should look for before appointing one.
Episode 7
AI: your digital transformation ally
Where artificial intelligence can accelerate transformation, and the considerations that should precede its adoption.
Episode 8
Charting your course: vision, purpose and strategy
Aligning vision, purpose and strategy so that a transformation has something to be judged against.
Episode 9
Setting sail for digital transformation success
The closing episode: common pitfalls, continuous improvement, and measuring whether a transformation actually changed anything.