Looking for Digital Transformation? Here are the 6 pillars for sustainable change

Industries although are inching towards Digital transformation but the one big question that is hovering in the minds of the business leaders over and over again is, “How do they make sure that the investment done in the digital transformation enhances their ROI? A survey conducted on close to 500 leaders indicates that more than 90% of digital transformations fail to match with the business requirements, which is mostly due to their organization's inability to adapt to these changes.

It is important that business leaders know about common challenges before they start taking new initiatives in the direction of digital transformation. It is really important to concentrate equally on the technical side as well as the people-side and thus accordingly developing an appropriate strategy will lead to success.

In this blog, we are sharing the perspective of HyTechPro towards digital transformation by means of six pillars of sustainable change. This revived & renewed management strategy considers not just the employee training & awareness but also the different factors that influence people's action beyond just awareness.

Looking at these changes through the prism of 6 pillars and their uses ensures that all the different factors which influence their behavior are considered and completely managed.

Below stated are the six PILLAR(s) used by business leaders to counter these problems & ensure a successful digital transformation.

• Props

It is important to make things easier for the employees to perform their jobs with ease in the shortest possible time, which improves their efficiency. For doing so provide them with appropriate props like technology, tools, resources, and reminders, which would give a huge boost to their work efficiency. Temporary fixes to their problems are not recommended at all.

• Ideals

It is always a best practice to link a new change with already existing & accepted ideals of the people. By doing so, it would be much easier to motivate the employees to accept any change. Business leaders need to spread this message across to their employees via various mode of communication.

• Leadership

For effectively implementing any change, business leaders need to set a new priority list, sanction the budget required, remove all barriers, and develop the desired model. These actions by the leadership send an affirmative message to the employees & display their commitment to the new initiative.

• Learning

It is very important to impart appropriate training/skills to the employees which are relevant to their work responsibilities. This will get reflected in their work.

• Ambiance

We usually get influenced by the ambiance around us. So it is always advisable to maintain a conducive ambiance around us especially with all stakeholders. Smart business leaders take all stakeholders on-board before taking any major decision. So it is better to make an appropriate strategy to align these stakeholder’s views with our decisions. Stakeholder management is also one of the key areas to focus on.

• Rewards

Employees can be motivated with the help of rewards. Most of the big organizations motivate their employees by giving rewards in the form of gifts, incentives, free trips, etc. It is although very difficult to stop the status quo of distributing free gifts, prizes, etc. but a good leader will analyze its pros & cons and accordingly put an end to all unnecessary legacy systems including these freebies.

When all these pillars stand firmly together, which means if these are religiously followed then they act as a strong foundation for any organization.