If you ask talented young people to name their dream company from an employment perspective, they’ll almost always cite the likes of Facebook, Google, Netflix, Spotify, and Uber.
The interesting thing is that none of these companies operate in the same industry or share a common purpose. What unites them is their the speed, dynamism, and customer centricity. These are the competencies that large firms strive for when embarking on a journey of digital transformation.
Peter Jacobs was responsible for the digital transformation at ING bank, and results include improved time to market, boosted employee engagement, and increased productivity. He implemented this by modeling the agile approaches of tech companies and turned around how things got done, whilst focussing on the right things to get done.
Hear him speak at WORLDWEBFORUM 2019 about what does and doesn’t work when getting established firms ready for tomorrow.