Over eight in 10 organizations [1] think that incorporating email and social media is enough to create a digital workplace. More than half [2] of them assume that mobile devices can automatically solve all of the productivity issues.
The biggest misconception that most CEOs have is that digital transformation means investing in digital technology, when it takes so much more than that. You can’t expect change to happen just by investing in a new technology.
After all, technology alone, without a seamless digital workplace platform to fully support it, will fail to live up to its true potential. That is why CEOs need to understand that digital transformation starts from within–through a digital workplace.
Definition of digital workplace
A digital workplace is a unified platform that integrates all digital tools that employees need to perform their everyday work responsibilities.
If business applications in an organization are not integrated with each other, employees end up spending a lot of time just going back and forth between different applications. With a digital workplace platform, this problem is solved by giving employees access to all the information or tools that they might need through a single platform.
By implementing digital workplace platforms, you are able to:
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- Automate repetitive tasks
- Get real-time updates about every workflow
- Streamline even the most complex business processes
- Allow employees to collaborate and work closely, even when they are not working from the same physical office space.
Why do CEOs need to adopt a digital workplace platform?
While organizations around the world are readily adopting digital transformation strategies to digitize their business processes and to get ahead of their competition, CEOs should remember that transformation starts with their employees.
While it is the leaders of the company who might be choosing the technology, at the end of the day, it is the employees who will be using the technology everyday, and that is why their opinion is the one that matters the most.
Over 90 percent of C-suite executives [3] think that their company pays attention to the needs of their employees when picking a new technology for the workplace, but only 53 percent of employees agree with that.
For CEOs, it is important to remember that just introducing a new technology or tool in the workplace is not enough. It should be well-integrated with the existing tools and it should be able to make the work of the employees easier–that is exactly where digital workplace platforms can help.
By implementing digital workplaces as part of the digital transformation strategy, you are able to give your employees all the tools that they need to perform their work seamlessly. Digital workplaces have the ability to promote growth, innovation, and efficiency while breaking down communication barriers.
What benefits do leaders get from digital workplaces?
A more united workforce
With digital workplaces, you are able to create a transparent work environment where employees can track the progress of any workflow or project. This leads to a more united workforce as everyone is on the same page and there are less follow ups or communication gaps between employees.
Improved collaboration
When you give your employees all the digital tools that they need to coordinate and communicate with each other, you are able to improve collaboration across the different verticals of the company
More time for new and innovative ideas
Digital workplace platforms give employees access to the right technological tools that can streamline and automate tasks while making it easier for them to find any information.
Instead of spending time performing tasks that can easily be automated, employees are able to use up their freed up time to come up with innovative ideas and focus on their core work responsibilities.
Employees working from different locations
With all the business applications and data easily available online through the digital workplace platform, it becomes possible for employees to work from different offices, and even remotely without losing any productivity or efficiency.
Over 99 percent of employees want to work remotely at least once in their careers and over 90% of them want to work remotely for the rest of their careers.
For CEOs and business leaders, this means, they need to incorporate remote work into their company culture if they want to continue retaining and hiring great talent, and digital workplaces can help with that
Take the leap forward
Employees don’t want to use the latest technologies that are being introduced in the market, they want to use technologies that can make their work responsibilities easier and improve their skills too.
Kissflow is a unified digital workplace tool that lets your employees coordinate and collaborate through a single platform. It integrates and automates all of your existing business processes to make it easier for the employees to manage their work.
Sign up for a trial today to see how Kissflow can help streamline your business operations.
