Your Transformation Will Never “Finish” — Stop Managing It Like It Will

The one thing common to almost every conversation I have with CIOs of the largest organizations in the region is a quiet sense of overwhelm — at the sheer number of transformation and change efforts running at once, often in parallel, each demanding attention, budget, and the energy of the same finite set of people. The pace of change in the AI world has added fuel to a phenomenon that was already playing out. That overwhelm leads to burnout. And burnout, more than any technology gap, is becoming the single biggest reason these efforts fail to deliver on their ambition. […]

Are You Burning Out Your Team?

The problem One of the findings of the 2023 Work in America™ Survey was that Workplace stress remained at a concerning level, with 77% of workers having reported experiencing work-related stress in the last month. Further, 57% indicated experiencing negative impacts because of work-related stress that are sometimes associated with workplace burnout. This burnout is not just due to having too much work. This overwhelm is due to a combination of various reasons, including but not limited to information overload, cognitive overload, technology and related change initiatives, attention fragmentation and unclear expectations. And as leaders, we are responsible to address this […]