2021 will be a year of new inventions, experiences, IPOs, conversations, sales, and new technology.

But it will also be a year for more.

Now that covid is on its way out (good riddance), that will mean more of the world will open back up. More travel, more eating out, but most importantly for this article, more technology usage; especially in the form of Digital Transformation.

Covid reinforced to us that remote work is possible & may even be better in some cases. The digital age is only growing, and we must grow alongside it.

“It doesn’t affect me right now, so I’ll worry about it later.”

“Let’s just handle what’s right in front of us now.”

“Can we get a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) out for the time being?”

How often are these said or thought when heading into a project? There’s no doubt that solving short term problems is a solution, but when we take a step back and review what we’ve done, can we say for sure that was the most optimal path?

We live in a world where information technology (IT) is changing our lives for the better. At the same time, technology, itself, is changing and evolving. Competition is at its peak in today’s market. Every business is trying to incorporate new technologies into their products and services to keep ahead of the competition.

Implementing effective change management is crucial to the success of a business as they navigate into the new waters of a digital transformation. Change is hard, and it is unrealistic to expect it to happen without effort. Change management is a process of identifying, choosing, and evaluating the latest technological trends that can be incorporated into different departments of the company. It is addressing the “people” side of change to achieve the desired business outcome.

The reality that has been brought upon us by the Covid-19 global pandemic is something few could have foreseen. And even fewer still could have predicted the unprecedented impact it has had on our everyday lives. Business today is anything but business as usual. We face a potentially perfect storm of changes to suppliers, customer consumption, government regulation, employees and office logistics. Those prepared for the worst had business continuity plans (BCPs) in place to allow them to keep operating during times of emergency or disaster. Yet even those with business continuity plans in place have found themselves struggling to put those plans into motion.

Two of GuideMe’s guiding principles are Empowerment and Effectiveness, and we live them with how our Team works. GuideMe team members are given the flexibility to work from where they want. That means from their home office, on site with our clients, in their holiday home, or at the park. We empower our people to find their most effective work approach.

Here’s an example of the work locations of some of our team.