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Wearealloverloadedwiththeory,strategies,trendsandcommentaryondigitalandorganizationaltransformation.Whatweneednowismorepractical,operationalandworkableideasonthe“how”.

TheHowToQuickPoll

ThatiswhyIranaone-questionQuickPollinFebruaryaskingorganizationstosharetheirtoughestchallenges.Theresultsaresummarizedinthisshortdocument.

Theresultsfrom112organiza:onsduringFebruary2017.

Developandcul:vateamindsetofcollabora:on,coopera:onandsharing

Makeiteasierforpeopletofindwhattheyneedtodotheirjobs

Increaseseniormgt.awarenessaboutfutureworkplace&theirresponsibili:es

Buildasenseofpurpose

Decreasebureaucracy,introducesimplicity

Enableteamstobemoreeffec:ve

Makeiteasierforpeopletolearnwhileworking

Ensurethatknowledgeandknow-howarepreservedwhenpeopleleave

Encourageinnova:ve,entrepreneurialbehavior

Buildtrustintheworkplace

Makeworkmorehuman

Enablethecustomer-facingworkforcetobeOerservecustomers

Prepareforamoreautomatedworkplace

Modernize/humanizeourHRprocesses

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“Thetoughestchallengeswearefacingtoday”from112organiza:onsaroundtheworld

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Cultivateaworkenvironmentthatpromotescareeradvancementandempowersemployeestoseekoutnewopportunitiesinternallybeforelookingexternallyforanewjob.

Helppeopletakeownershipoftheirowndevelopmentandstartlookingforopportunitiestolearn.Themostrelevantchallengeishowtogetpeoplepersonallyinvolvedwiththeirownworkandtheirownfuture,andgivethemthecourageandtrusttotakeaction.

Howtogetpeopletotakepersonalcontroloftheirfuture?

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Challengecommonprocessesandtoolsandtrymore5lexiblemodulebasedprocessesandtools.

Raisethebaracrosstheboardfordigitalliteracy,basictechnicalskills,andinstillasenseofthevalueofdigitaldataandinformation.

Howtodeveloptrulynewwaysofworking?

Encouragethoughtfulrisk-taking.

Developandmasterlisteningskills.

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Helpoccupationalgroupsletgoofoldwaysofdoingthingsinfavorofnewways-proveconcretegainsassociatedwithsocialcollaboration.

Keeptheorganizationalignedwiththeneedsofallgenerationswithinanorganization.Avoidbeingstuckbetweenkeepingstatusquoversusstartingtoaccept,understandandmakeuseofthecontinuouschange.

Howtogettherightbalancebetweentheoldandthenew?

Helpmanagersto5indtheirplacewithnewpractices.

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Buildconsensusontheorganization'sidentityandpurpose,aswellasadeepandbroadunderstandingofrolesoftheentitiesorbusinessunitswithintheorganization.

Internalcooperationisstillachallenge-somegroupsstilldonotseethevalueoflettinggoofwhattheyseeastheirdomaininordertomovetheentireorganizationforward.Ofcourse,seniormanagementcouldhelpwiththisbyarticulatingtheirstrategyandsettingappropriateexpectations.

Howtoincreaseunderstandinganddecreaseterritorialresistance?

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Wethenconductedashortcrowdsourcingexerciseonthenumberonechallenge.

Howtodevelopandcul:vateamindsetofcollabora:on,coopera:onandsharing? ClicktoaccessRealVoiceson

theCollabora:veMindset,theresultsoftheexercise.