Why CIOs Must Think Like Hackers In The Covid-19 Crisis—And After It
As businesses struggle to adapt to an unprecedented set of challenges, CIOs and their C-suite counterparts are under pressure to develop new ways of doing business. The temptation will be to create ambitious blueprints and strategies. But, in many cases, the...
How CIOs Should Reroute Digital Transformation In The COVID-19 Crisis
As a CIO today, you are confronting some daunting choices. A month ago, you were immersed in your digital transformation journey. You were investing in new digital capabilities such as machine learning. You were refining your data to make them available to...
Managing Businesses that are Rooted in Software
In his 2016 Harvard Business Review article, Gurbaxani argued that every firm today competes on the software that drives its business. That doesn’t mean they must sell software. Instead, they must understand the competitive dynamics of software companies, and then adopt management practices of the best ones.
Leading Amidst the Techlash: How Digital Leaders Can Build a Better World For Everyone
The backlash against technology — the techlash — has started.In the last year, society has grown more worried about the downsides of digital technologies. The ethics of artificial intelligence, threats to privacy, weakness in cybersecurity, the dominant power of...
Best To Be First? Toyota’s Slow(er) Road To Self-Driving Cars
Digital strategists, me included, frequently tout the advantages of being a first mover. The general idea is that an early mover (not strictly the first mover) is able to leverage its lead to distance itself from the competition. An oft-cited example is search engine...
The Future of Work: A New Employee Experience
Vijay Gurbaxani was featured on the Season 4 Episode 10 of Microsoft Modern Workplace. The digital revolution has been upon us for over two decades. And while 93% of organizations have plans to pursue digital transformation, many have yet to explore the opportunities technology can provide their most valuable business asset–employees.
Digital Transformation – Enabling the Workforce to Achieve
Digital transformation of your company can affect employees and their work environment, creating more effective collaboration, stronger engagement, and more. The Modern Workplace podcast is taking a closer look at some specific technologies that are changing the employee experience.
The New Challenge: Competing Against Platforms
In the past, I’ve argued that you must get digital in a hurry because of first mover advantage. You build a lead over your competitors, leverage first mover advantage to expand your lead, and with a little luck, you can win. But times have changed. In the last decade,...
Amazon Is Showing Us The Way
All of us know that Amazon is the online everything store. You can buy pretty much everything you want and have it delivered right to your door. But while Amazon and the word “online shopping” are virtually synonymous in the eyes of millions, that could soon change...