Digital Dexterity should be an essential part of any organizations in today’s digitally charged marketplace. For those that are utilizing legacy IT, and are thinking to yourselves, we are operating just fine. There is no need to invest in expensive digital technologies when what we have works fine.
Chances are that your digitally savvy non-IT personnel are probably going the route of shadow IT to get their work done in a faster more productive manner. According to the latest worldwide market study by Gartner, the vast majority of them believe their CIO is out of touch with their technology needs. A shocking number, sixty-seven percent, of non-IT workers believe that their organization does not take advantage of their digital skills, and a large portion of millennials consider the applications they use in their personal lives to be more useful than those they are given at work.
While these numbers are from across multiple industries, there are also huge distinctions between age groups within a workforce. Millennials are much more inclined to utilize applications and devices not approved or provided by their organization, than older generations.
AS we see a progression of more savvy business leaders looking for actionable information and qualified guidance in moving towards a digital business model, Garter found that only 7 to 18 percent of organizations possess the 'digital dexterity' needed to adopt New Ways of Work (NWOW) solutions.
Organizations looking for a higher level of digital dexterity need employees who have the cognitive and social ability to leverage media, data, and technology in unique and innovative ways. The unfortunate fact is that to bring in employees with these very desirable traits, being so rigid as to not promote new digital initiatives and working environments will hamper and dissuade these types of employees.
Transforming an organization into a workforce that embraces dynamic styles, work locations, team structures, and devices takes drive on leaderships part and a willingness to invest in your people as well as your technology. The bottom line is, organizations who don’t start investing in digital dexterity might find that their employees are going to get the job done their way, which can lead to mistakes no one wants to deal with.
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