Speaking of a long-term view and approach, last week Fortune/Deloitte announced findings from a recent survey on CEOs’ plans to invest in technology modernization and the results are promising.
Deloitte CEO Joe Ucuzoglu says, “CEOs are optimistic about the year ahead, expecting strong growth fueled by innovation and pent-up consumer demand. Key to achieving their growth goals will be an intense focus on sustaining the momentum of their digital transformations, as well as optimizing new workplace models to attract and retain a world-class workforce. All things tech and talent will dominate the CEO agenda throughout 2021 and beyond.”
Of note to us were the challenges ahead and how technology adoption will put additional wood behind the arrow in alleviating them. The survey noted that “talent, in nearly every form” was at the top of the list.
Following talent, CEOs noted multi-stakeholder management, time management, diversity, and ESG. For us, this is a continuation of a core theme we’ve seen for some time – that material progress on complex, global issues are becoming a requirement for agile organizational performance. That means technology must sit at the center of strategy and execution and no function or group within an organization can afford to ignore it, the least of which is the board of directors.
This is precisely why we continue to see aggressive adoption of technology like OnBoard across a diverse set of organizations globally.