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The Intersection of Leadership and Technology to define the Next Normal
The Post Pandemic Pivot: 5 Key Focus Areas for CEOs in 2021
The pandemic has forced businesses to adapt quickly, become resilient, and adopt progressive strategies, culminating in an acceleration towards their digital destinies. According to IDC research, at 2 out of 3 of European organizations the CEO saw increased pressure to invest in and further strengthen digital transformation projects. IDC’s ongoing research has also identified 5 key focus-points for CEOs as they look ahead to the post-pandemic era.
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Building a People-Centric Leadership Model
1 in 2 European organizations are undertaking workplace transformation programs, focusing on collaborative workspaces, talent development tools to increase employee experience and productivity. -
Re-assessing Digital Strategies
3 in 5 European CEOs constantly work in clearly setting digital transformation targets and KPIs. -
Social Consciousness in the Board Room
60% of European organizations consider highly important looking at sustainability strategies as a critical area for building organization’s strategy in 2021. -
Adopting a Learning Mindset
40% of European organizations see investment in big data & analytics critical to enable a better organization visibility and understanding. -
Tech Leadership’s Time to Shine in the C-Suite
83% of European tech leaders sits at digital investment decision-making table.
The Pandemic Made It Imperative For CEOs to Digitally Transform
CEOs Need to Develop a Leadership Model that Reflects on the New Direction of Society, that is more Digital, Sustainable and Diverse
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In the short term, technology has proven to be a key enabler that has kept businesses afloat during the crisis by enabling remote work, agile business, and external digital engagement.
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In the longer term, organizations will leverage technology to underpin every single process, initiative, or value chain as they journey to the future state — the future enterprise.
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How disruptions demand CEO to Digitally Transform
In almost 2 out of 3 of European organizations the CEO saw a relevant pressure to invest and further strengthen digital transformation projects and investments and in the next 5 years, the European Digital transformation spend will increase at a double digital CAGR, growing at 15%.
Q: How much has pressure increased on the CEO to digitally transform as result of the COVID-19 crisis?
Source: IDC EMEA, EU Digital Future Reignition Survey, December 2020 (n= 412)