Online Community Specialist| PMINewtown Square, Pa, United States
As organizations adapt to a new work ecosystem, they come across challenges related to enhancing productivity of their employees, digital transformation and business agility of their organization. As a result, there is a need for more and more professionals to have holistic and future-proof ‘changemaker’ skills to address these challenges.
So, what challenges have you faced in your organization and what skills did you implement and/or acquire to address these challenges?
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The problem is the use of new buzzwords. Lot of people around the world work from long time ago (in my case from 1995) immerse in virtual teams. There is no challenge. Just to understand the way of working mainly from people which are in charge to drive a company or organizations to results. And take the decision to use it. Saving Changes...
*Integration activities to establish solid relationships and create a team spirit. These activities should be performed in virtual mode, using teleconference or creating Whatsapp groups for the team, to incentive informal communication.
*Digital Transformation is a good allied. An integrated dashboard, accessible to every team member in each project location, provides the project information to everyone when it's required, no matter where are located the person. Saving Changes...
George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
The challenge within large enterprises is that “business agility” is spoken to and promoted but extremely difficult to realize due to rigid organizational structures and entrenched politics. As such, strategic top-down initiatives have a chance, but bottom-up-driven ideas and initiatives from those in the trenches have countless battles to fight before they can even be given consideration.
In such environments, a “change-maker” may need to take some risk, such as; [a] leveraging the politic of the organization, or [b] delivering their idea in the small, etc. All of which demands that one step out of their comfort zone and embrace the risk.
The above has always been true, even before our “new work ecosystem.” However, I have found that there is more opportunity for those taking these types of risks (in today's world) to be given a formal opportunity to realize their ideas. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
It all boils down to providing the necessary support for the new normal: infrastructure, employee assistance, communications, social activities.
As leaders, our role is to provide a safe and encouraging environment. Our responsibility does not change just because the environment changes. Saving Changes...
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