Imagine a world where people didn’t enjoy what they did and looked forward to the end of the day, week and their working life. Imagine they were paid by the hour, and so naturally did as little as possible, given they were not paid for their productivity. Such behaviour might well be called laziness. Such […]
It’s the time of year when we assess where we are career wise and to consider whether there is a need for course correction. Unfortunately it no longer holds true. Firstly, career reviews need to be almost continuous in the digital economy. Unless you are actively involved in disrupting your market, you are […]
Gartner introduced us to the concept of digital natives and digital immigrants. The former were born into a web-centric world, the latter were not. This model helps us to understand how the needs / aspirations of the younger generation might differ from their parents. But as we move deeper into the digital economy, simply being […]
The new normal dictates that we in the West will need to work harder to maintain our quality of life. Improving worker performance will be an ongoing exercise; much like athletes continually striving to improve their PB (Personal Best). And what the workers will be judged on is changing as well. Intellectual capital and relationship […]
Most organisations have embraced digital technologies to the extent that some aspects of the business are now reliant on IT. Some organisations in recognition of emerging trends have put the mobile ‘app’ at the centre of their business strategy. But most of these organisations are still running industrial business models, using new technologies to do […]
You may be aware of the Peter Principle (more accurately a hypothesis) which suggests that people will continue to be promoted until they reach a position where they are in effect incompetent and thus do not rise further up the organisational hierarchy. In the digital economy, this is unlikely to hold true because there will […]
It is a tenet of the industrial era that a focus on process and automation will improve output and maximise profits. The natural high cost of entry enabled the big to get bigger and dominate their markets as we have seen in mature sectors such as finance, retail and energy. Recruitment is a little behind […]
Most sales people know that the value they deliver is proportional to the perceived benefits. In most cases a bigger price has a value dampening effect. But most importantly, the greater the perceived emotional cost the less associated value the customer will perceive. To be a successful worker in the industrial economy, you need to […]
The day of the multi-day residential learning experience has come to an end from a mainstream education perspective. The market increasingly has a role to play in this as does the worker. The market is putting pressure on costs so anything that involves accommodation and travel will be unattractive. Also the opportunity cost of being […]
The Digital Strategist blog focuses on helping tech firms and tech-driven organisations be more successful through a better understanding of what lies ahead. There is a big focus on the future or work and leadership (CIO and CxO). Ade McCormack