Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

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Jesse Fewell discusses the debate between proponents of a “culture-first” approach to Agile transformation and those who favor a “structure-first” strategy. He describes the pitfalls of each and makes the case that Agile adoption succeeds best when leaders “encourage a conversation that incorporates both perspectives.” He offers three tips for bridging the divide, then introduces the Agile Leadership Canvas.

This article focuses on “Leadership Agility.” The author has done extensive research on leadership and created a leadership development model that works exceptionally well in companies undergoing an Agile transformation.

Based on the demand for Agile skills in the workplace, it is quite clear that leaders across the globe are coming to rely more and more on Agile principles and practices to achieve their goals. What makes some of these leaders successful with their Agile adoptions while other leaders seem to struggle?

This Executive Update offers some advice on the scoping, implementation, and scaling of the digital backbone, drawing on the lessons the author has learned from his work with transformational change in technology organizations.

Cutter Fellow Professor Rob Austin and Cutter Senior Consultant Sheila Cox have developed two frameworks for leadership training of IT management, which Cutter Consortium has been successfully applying at both large and small organizations worldwide. Taught together, the IT Leadership for Advanced Organizational Capabilities course with Rob Austin and the Personal Competencies: Enhancing Individual Performance with Sheila Cox complement each other perfectly. But they are also powerful when delivered independently. For more information on how you can deliver on the promise of IT through strong leadership, complete our form, call +1 781 648 8700, or send email to sales@cutter.com

Implementing robotic process automation (RPA) in any organization is itself a process with defined steps. In this Advisor, we discuss the critical junctures required to achieve process automation implementation in any organization.

In this Executive Update, we look at the most beloved companies and their best practices. We end with a list of questions you can ask about how to improve your customers’ experiences. We also discuss the role that vertical industry location, profit margins by industry, government regulation, and competition play in the customer experience management process to provide context to the explanation and management of customer experiences.

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