and getting future ready etc ., but resisting the status quo post the change is a super interesting challenge . And driving change management after the decision & purchase , battling status quo as the new senior executives join in the finance department ( with the dinosaur age experience and the mere nature of their profession , they definitely carry a lot of weight ) and go “ But , I could do this on my excel spreadsheet and this cloud version does not carry that exact button . And I don ' t have time for this as I need to prepare this budget that needs to go to the Chairman tomorrow .”
First thought that comes to mind is to point them to my dear new friend - “ The Change Superman ” - Assamese driver in Bengaluru . BTW : We have internalized a concept for this at Searce , “ finding the same old buttons in the new car ”. And ‘ finding this buttons business ’ becomes especially challenging when you just moved them into a Tesla . And when the Finance department ( or for that matter Operations , Sales etc .) insists on putting petrol in the charging inlet of your Tesla S , we need strong change advocates in the top management to put their foot down and say , “ get used to the buttonless car , dude ! or go drive your ford on uber or ola .” But my Assamese friend crush them there too . He ' s definitely more change ready .
This is the single-most driver for success in today ’ s businesses - Is the CEO or leader or the board ( depending on the size of the company ) going to make the change or become the change ? While leading the digital transformation journey through cloud , automation & analytics for 1200 + businesses , our experience has been counter intuitive Just like my friend ‘ The Change Superman ’ - the normal tech laggards in traditional industries like manufacturing , retail and logistics have been more “ ongoing change ready ” than some of the large tech / IT / ITES / e-commerce companies - given the depth of baggage they carry at times .
If you are an entrepreneur or wannabe entrepreneur starting now - It is super exciting times to help futurify businesses . Advancements in cloud and automation technologies are changing the industry landscape for good . Conversations have shifted from ‘ Why cloud ?’ to ‘ How can I best move to cloud ?’. move their processes to cloud . Rest won ’ t exist ! For businesses to stay relevant in such a rapidly changing environment , adaptability to new age technologies remains the key . As an entrepreneur , if you are not asking ‘ How is my business being changed by digital technology and How do I adapt ?’, a non-competitor might soon be emerging around the corner with a tech-led disruption . Don ’ t get blind-sided . Digital Transformation is forcing us to plan for a radical , long term evolution in the ways we interact with our customers and employees . Visionary C-level leaders are not just riding the cloud and automation wave but are using it as an opportunity to fundamentally disrupt their own business models before someone else does . Digital transformation not only requires strong leadership to drive change , but it also requires a clear vision for what parts of the company need to transform and how soon . Helping leaders in defining and executing this vision is where Searce continues to play a strong catalytic role .
As we work with businesses and help them futurify ( stay relevant for future ), we constantly challenge ourselves and our partners to get out of the ‘ comfort zone ’ and to ‘ think beyond ’. While driving digital transformation , our consultants continually experiment with new age technology and help business discover what to improve , where to innovate and how to transform . Transforming Work & Operations by digitizing processes and enhancing employee collaboration , Transforming Culture & People Processes by having democratic more social way of doing things , Transforming Customer Experience using customer analytics & Transforming Business Models by digitally modifying existing businesses remain the main foundations for driving a successful Digital Transformation strategy .
Technology advancements have always been beneficial for the humankind in the long run & Industrial Revolution 2.0 is going to be no different . Let us embrace the changes and prepare better for the future , now !
Gartner predicts that by 2020 anything other than a cloudonly strategy for new IT initiatives will require justification at more than 30 % of large-enterprise organizations . It is also highly likely that by 2025 , 80 % of organizations will
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