A little reflection doesn't do any business any harm. It's good to look back once in a while and assess what has been. The organisation grows and develops by reflecting on what happened and what was done in response. Accepting your flaws is a prerequisite to knowing how to improve them the next time around.
The pandemic has accelerated the need for remote working. And while a reliable digital workplace, complete with all the software, apps and hardware, is a must, significant changes in management must also be made to lead remote teams more effectively.
In case you haven't heard, a nightmare occurred just before the holidays kicked in. Apache's Log4j vulnerability was discovered on December 10, 2021, and has been dubbed as one of the most catastrophic vulnerabilities on the internet.
When people discuss the future of work, a great deal of emphasis is placed on accepting and utilising digital transformation technology. This has been discussed for a long time, but 2021 was the year that fully accelerated the need for digital transformation – from small businesses struggling to stay afloat during a pandemic to large multinational corporations seeking to keep their employees connected and productive. However, I believe that 2022 will be the year of a far more extensive and, in my opinion, more significant transformation. So what are three trends that we're going to see more of in 2022?
Leading people to a digital future isn't an easy task. I think that you'll find a lot of fear when you're leading a digital transformation. You need to recognize that as you drive massive change within an organisation, not everybody's interests will be served in the same way.
The employee experience is an essential aspect of business that leaders need to pay attention to. How you treat your employees and lead them to the path of productivity and innovation significantly affects the revenue and growth of your business. So what can be done in this aspect?
Throughout the years, Microsoft's DOS and Windows operating systems have gone through various iterations. The first Windows was just DOS wrapped in a graphical user interface (GUI). Then, Windows 95 merged with DOS to produce a new operating system, although it omitted important security features. With Windows 8, it attempted to incorporate smartphone features, failed, but essentially made third-party anti-virus software obsolete.
Lives and businesses have been changed because of the pandemic. There’s been non-stop talk about “the new normal” or how…
A world without the internet seems impossible today. Yet, we somehow experienced early October 2021, when Facebook and its family of apps such as Instagram and WhatsApp were impacted by a massive global outage that plunged the services, businesses and people who rely on them into chaos.
When you hear the term digital transformation, what often comes to your mind? Technology? Digital age? Online markets? Change? In a sense, all these things are correct. Digital transformation is, basically, a technology-heavy process used by businesses, and even non-profit organisations, to adapt to the modern world and the ever-growing technological advancements.