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The Art of "Reinventing Yourself" in an Automated World!
Thinking Different
The ability to recognize what has changed, accept that new reality and then adapt to it is the essence of “thinking different.”
A worldwide Digital Transformation has changed a lot of elements of our lives, including life expectancy, skill-set requirements, and new kinds of economies. Thinking different is a must-have approach to see new possibilities in the world of tomorrow.
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The speed of change
The amount of data generated doubles every two years, reflecting a
Communicate your leadership signature
A leadership signature: Who you are as a leader and how you view and approach the job.
- Discover your leadership signature by asking how you lead day by day. Are you task or people focussed?
- Ask people who work with you how they would describe your leadership.
- Consider the impact you have. Are you changing the culture? Driving results?
Be a sense maker
Sensemaking refers to the process of creating meaning out of the chaotic world around us.
We need to make sense when something in our environment seems to have changed. We collect data, learn from others, look for patterns to create a new map of the landscape. Then we experiment with new solutions to see how it will respond to this new environment.
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“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is gu..."
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook
Skills Needed In Digital Leaders
- Work together, complement each other, and function as a team.
- Able to operate on and enable environments that are more dynamic, team-centric, and connected.
- Lead and build teams and partner with the broader ecosystems, keep people connected and engaged, and drive a culture of innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Lead a workforce that includes contractors, the contingent workforce, and crowd talent.
- Understand how different business functions, industries, and technologies come together to form solutions.
- Comfortable and competent with risk-taking.
Demographics And Leadership Destiny
Millennials expect to be developed via opportunities, mentoring, and stretch assignments. However that is hard to come by in top-heavy companies.
Most millennials think their roles provide little development while most companies report they have excellent or adequate programs for Millennials.
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A Changing Work Culture
The work culture is changing globally. On one side we have large, established companies which are the gravest offenders. They have deeply entrenched hierarchies, rules, regulations, and ...
Disrupt
Companies are recognizing that the old way may amplify the employee's resentment to the conformance and the 'fitting in', and that they must upgrade their culture.
New Choices in the Old Way
The traditional career path now offers new kinds of digital opportunities as new technologies offer new possibilities and are also streamlining the old operation process.
- As Big Tech expands further, new innovations will transform many current jobs.
- It is a good idea to keep looking, keep learning, and be ready to pivot.