The Organisational Structure that Creates Sustainable Speed

My fellow transformation practitioner, Kamales Lardi, published an article sharing her views on the challenges that occur when executing a digital transformation strategy - Digital Transformation: How to develop strategy under uncertainty. A great list for leaders to understand how we can contribute to successful initiatives. And it made me thought, can we even give it another spin, make leaders bolder?

#1 Create a Confident Leadership Team

• yes, an icy wind blows in the top ranks of many organisations; let's get aligned on a collective dream; involve our teams in the creation of this collective dream
• trying to control what others are doing will slow down and demotivate; as a leader I need to feel confident to let go

#2 Thrive in Uncertainty

• create an environment that allows experimentation and creativity; "great idea; let's test it!"
• and as leaders we can create fast success when we pull our people to fail fast and learn fast

#3 Create a Frame for Fast Results

• The collective dream is creating that passion that drives people forward; engage people to brainstorm crazy ideas that lead us in the right direction
• Then think of modules - smaller parts of these ideas - that can create tangible business outcomes in three months

#4 Create a Human-centric Organisation

• We focus too much on process and rules; sustainable success though is based on a stronger focus on value creation
• Each organisational unit is contributing value to the customer journey; allow them to discover who their customers are; they might be internal, paying customers and communities at your doorsteps

#5 Implement a Structure that Strengthens Creativity and Agility

• create routines where teams frequently plan, review and reflect on their collective dream
• implement regularly activities that engage people to strengthen their creativity and agility muscles

Am I the bottleneck to our business success?
How do you translate your vision into action?
Do I appreciate the creativity and insights of all people in our organisation?
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