‘The #1 Barrier To Effective Digital Transformation’ – Forrester Blogs
Nigel Frenwick says, “Earlier this week I was moderating a panel on digital transformation at a Software AG event in New York. In opening the event, Kevin Niblock, Software AG’s North America President and COO, described digital business as “a cultural phenomenon”. Organizational culture plays an enormous role in the ability of a company’s employees to transform a traditional business into a digital business.
If you’re not the CEO, you might be forgiven for thinking that you have little control over your corporate culture. But we all have the opportunity to shape our organization’s culture. And while nurturing the company culture is arguably one of the most important jobs of the CEO, it is also a critical capability for any leader.
Former IBM Chairman and CEO, Lou Gerstner, reminds us of this in an excellent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article: “The Culture Ate Our Corporate Reputation“. Gerstner writes “what is critical to understand here is that people do not do what you expect but what you inspect. Culture is not a prime mover. Rather it is a derivative. It forms as a result of signals employees get from the corporate processes that structure their work priorities.“”.
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