Succeeding in Economies of Speed
As the pace of innovation increases, how are organizations transforming to succeed in the new economies of speed?
Many organizations are transforming to succeed in the new economies of speed. The cloud is a critical asset for this transformation — as long as organizations don’t view it as a mere tech upgrade. To fully understand the potential of cloud computing, explore how the role of technology in organizations has fundamentally changed and take a look back at earlier examples of digital transformation.
Transformation: Rethinking your levers for change
- Lever #1: From org charts to flywheels
- Lever #2: From processes to reducing friction
- Lever #3: From guardrails to steering mechanisms
- Lever #4: From granting exceptions to autonomy
Leaders must understand the engine room’s complex systems while being sensitive to those who toil in them. Specializing in one while passing on the other will no longer suffice. Instead, leaders must stretch in both directions."
Gregor Hohpe, AWS Senior Principal Evangelist
Succeeding in economies of speed: Rethinking your levers
When leaders look to change their organization, they often begin with restructuring, defining new processes and guidelines, or granting exceptions to innovation units. However, transformation isn’t just about doing existing things better; it’s foremost about doing things differently. This session highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges you to rethink your levers for change.
“We are operating in a world that is constantly changing and we have to create a culture and an environment in our teams that can adapt and take advantage of this world in which we live.“
Miriam McLemore, Director, AWS Enterprise Strategy
When leaders look to change their organization, they often begin with restructuring, defining new processes and guidelines, or granting exceptions to innovation units. However, transformation isn’t just about doing existing things better; it’s foremost about doing things differently.
In Part 2 of this re:Invent Las Vegas session, Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Learn more about how finding the intersection between innovation and operational excellence can deliver value and results.
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