The purpose of “100 Digital Pitfalls: How to Overcome Pitfalls on the Path of Going Digital” is to throw some light on how to identify, understand, and overcome common pitfalls on the digital journey, dig underneath the surface, and take a holistic approach to integrate both hard and soft elements for improving the long-term organizational competency and reaching the high-level of business maturity.
1. 100 Digital Pitfalls
How to Overcome Pitfalls on the Path of Going Digital
Pearl Zhu
The Author of “Digital Master,” & “Future of CIO”
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4. Title: 100 Digital Pitfalls
Sub Title: How to Overcome Pitfalls on the Path
of Going Digital
Author:
Pearl Zhu
ISBN: 978-1-387-90458-7
Copyright Date:
June, 2018
About “100 Digital
Pitfalls”
5. Introduction 100 Digital Pitfalls
The purpose of “100 Digital Pitfalls: How to
Overcome Pitfalls on the Path of Going
Digital” is to throw some light on how to
identify, understand, and overcome common
pitfalls on the digital journey, dig underneath
the surface, and take a holistic approach to
integrate both hard and soft elements for
improving the long-term organizational
competency and reaching the high-level of
business maturity.
6. With increasing speed of change in
the hyper-connected digital
ecosystem, the static mindsets with
“status quo” types of thinking,
authoritarian attitude, and
bureaucratic decision-making, are
outdated, they become the pitfall
on the journey of the digital
paradigm shift.
Chapter 1 Thinking Pitfalls
7. Change will never be for its own
sake, it is always for solving
problems and making continuous
improvement to achieve business
“betterness.” By identifying and
overcoming change pitfalls,
either individual or organization
can be well prepared to
effectively and efficiently absorb
and accept changes in all its
forms for clearing the path and
making a digital leap confidently.
Chapter 2 Change Pitfalls
8. It is crucial to examine the causes
of failure in innovation, the gaps
and pitfalls on the way. The
objective is to raise awareness of
what’s needed to improve the
probability of success and make
the innovation journey more
delightful.
Chapter 3 Innovation Pitfalls
9. It is critical to avoid varying
performance measurement
pitfalls, ensure that digital
performance measures are both
qualitative and quantitative,
implement whatever mechanisms
you need to be able to gather the
relevant information, and make a
holistic assessment by telling the
full story objectively.
Chapter 4 Performance Pitfalls
10. For humans to move to higher
ground, we must have a different
view, but share the common
ground. It is important to focus on
coordination and facilitation, avoid
pitfalls, fill blind spots, and
overcome barriers, in order to
master problem-solving and lead a
seamless digital paradigm shift.
Chapter 5 Problem-Solving Pitfalls
11. The high mature digital masters
are highly conscious of what’s
happening in their environment,
with the ability to adapt to
change, grasp opportunities, and
prevent risks. By overcoming fatal
pitfalls, these organizations are
well prepared to effectively and
efficiently absorb and accept
changes in all its forms and lead
change confidently.
Conclusion: The Bumpy Road to Going Digital