How to Go Digital

The most important skills a leader needs to succeed in a digital environment are not technical in nature but managerial -- strategic vision, forward-looking perspective, change-oriented mindset. A company's digital transformation does not involve abandoning widget-making for app developing or pursuing "disruption" at the cost of stability. Rather, it is about adopting business processes and practices that position organizations to compete effectively in the digital environment. More important than technology implementation are strategy, talent management, organizational structure, and leadership aligned for the digital world.  Going Digital offers advice from management experts on how to steer your company into the digital future. The book will put you on the right strategic path, with articles from  MIT Sloan Management Review on developing a digital strategy, reframing growth for a digital world, monetizing data, and generating sustainable value from social media. Talent acquisition and retention are addressed, with articles on HR analytics, data translators, and enabling employees to become brand ambassadors outside of the office. Operational makeovers are discussed in terms of sales, services, new technologies, and innovation. Contributors: Stephen J. Andriole, Bart Baesens, Gloria Barczak,<fontface=""Times New Roman"">'¬¡ Cynthia M. Beath, Alpheus Bingham, Didier Bonnet, Chris Brady, Joseph Byrum, Marina Candi, Manuel Cebrian, Marie-C<fontface=""Times New Roman"">''?cile Cervellon, Simon Chadwick, Sophie De Winne, Mike Forde, Gerald C. Kane, Rahul Kapoor, Thomas Klueter, Mary C. Lacity, Rikard Lindgren, Pamela Lirio, Paul Michelman, Tucker J. Marion,<fontface=""Times New Roman"">'¬¡ Lars Mathiassen, Pete Maulik. Narendra Mulani, Pierre Nanterme, Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Frank T. Piller, Iyad Rahwan, Deborah L. Roberts, Jeanne W. Ross, Ina M. Sebastian, Luc Sels, James E. Short, Fredrik Svahn, Steve Todd, Leslie P. Willcocks, H. James Wilson, Barbara H. Wixom