Change/Digitalization – Why So Troublesome?

All change requires persistence  patience and a great deal of courage from leaders and also the faculty and staff. Digitization also demands the ability and willingness of each individual to change in a new way - as it involves incorporating technology in a familiar context. In this process, each leader and teacher etc becomes aware of their own part in learning new content and also which components can be practiced more efficiently and instructively with the help of technology. This is for far too many a huge transition.

In my previous work as a leader in major change processes with digitization, I have identified seven areas that are of great importance. These areas must be managed consciously and strategically in the change process:

1. Communication
   
2. Everyone is a learner
   
3. Comfort zones are challenged
   
4. Relationships
   
5. Demand for influence increases
   
6. The leader's signals are even more noticeable
   
7. Power shift - delegation

How did you handle your change processes?

Arja