Digital Transformation necessitates more than simply retrofitting digital solutions to existing ways of doing things. It requires looking at business processes with fresh eyes to identify ways to solve business challenges, especially those due to manual processes. When properly implemented, Digital Transformation can drastically improve productivity, reduce costs and increase revenues. So, it pays to go all-in on digital transformation.
A vital part of Digital Transformation is employee engagement. After all, they will be the ones who are asked to make significant behavioural adjustments for the business to reap the benefits of digital solutions.
Here is a four-step strategy for getting employees engaged in your digital transformation initiative:
1. Cultivate a pro-digital mindset
There are two types of employees in every organization: those who embrace change and those who don’t. However, digital transformation means change for every one of your employees, regardless of whether they’re for or against the notion. The most effective way of ensuring that employees see it as ‘change for good’ is to instill a mindset that digital can facilitate greater fulfillment – things that all employees crave from their workplace.
2. Target the labour-intensive tasks
Technology doesn’t always result in significant gains – in some areas, the impact will be negligible but nonetheless significant. To ensure that employees don’t just see Digital Transformation as ‘change for change’s sake’, prioritize the activities that employees spend the most time on and understand how technology can help them be more productive by automating the mundane, repetitive tasks.
3. Optimise the Digital Solutions
Digital solutions are only as effective as what you make them. If the user experience is not up to scratch, and you risk turning employees off. Using proven off-the-shelf digital solutions ensures that your employees benefit from the best practices embedded in the answers. The digital solutions that you implement need to be configured to provide consumer-grade digital experiences to employees, which make accessing and consuming information quicker and easier.
4. Ensure employees remain the focus
Improving the working lives of employees should be the primary focus of any Digital Transformation initiative. So, in addition to making employees more effective, digital solutions should help them maintain a desirable work-life balance.
Check out our Digital Academy Series: SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace
Invest in jumpstarting your organization's digital transformation initiative and instil confidence in your staff to handle the digital solutions being introduced to the workplace. This SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace is a 2-day training programme that aims to equip individuals with foundational digital skills through incorporating aspects of future-ready mindset, technology, data and innovation. It will acquaint learners with a digital frame of mind as they participate in the interactive programme. They utilize digital devices such as computers, notebooks, mobile phones and tablets and not just attend a theory lesson.
Companies who wish to start their Digital Transformation journey or discuss the implementation of Digital Transformation can contact us at sales@zooloo.asia. We would be happy to hear from you.
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