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Facing the Digital Revolution: Tips and Tricks

Jens Meggers is SVP and General Manager at Cisco. If we look at his more personal side, we could say that he is enthusiastic, energetic and he is so excited for the digital revolution, which in his words “is here to stay.” Maybe that’s why he really knows how to convey his philosophy about digital transformation.

For Meggers, one of the keys to success in this paradigm shift that technology poses to us is ‘people’, because as he states they  “are the most important resource in every company”. Giving them the most comfortable location and the right tools is also essential to face this transformation.The digital transformation is coming unstoppable to our organizations and it will change the way we work, the way we think and even the way we manage our businesses.

How to lead teams in this digital paradigm? How can we help them to work faster, be more effective and reach their goals? Technology is contributing to make better teams.

The first step on this journey

Is our company moving faster or slower than his competition?

Comparing the digital transformation process itself with that of competition allows us to define the starting point in the digital journey: Tools, organization structure and hardware are some of the initial thinking starts.  Get on board and join the revolution!Most businesses today have a coherent digital strategy that sets out how the firm will create customer value as a digital business. But, is that everything?

We all know that the digital transformation is here to stay. Everything is getting digitized, but we are just getting started. What does the future hold? What are our customers and our partners asking for?

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