Thoughts from the Big Chair: A Leader's Guide to Digital Transformation

by Russell Haworth

Overview

In recent years, millions of companies have undergone digital transformations, harnessing digital technologies like the cloud, SaaS, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to overhaul their businesses and drive growth. But many key decision-makers, including senior leaders and board members, simply don’t understand these technologies, how they work, what they do, and the potential they bring. So, they fail to capitalize on them, putting their business at risk. This book solves this problem by describing these technologies in laypeople’s terms, breaking down the key concepts behind them, and spelling out their potential. But it goes further, offering useful information for anyone who seeks to launch a digital transformation initiative — information that author Russell Haworth has gathered and applied during his twenty-plus years as a tech leader. Anyone interested in spearheading their own digital transformation effort will benefit from reading this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781955884778
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

RUSSELL HAWORTH is a technology-oriented CEO with a global perspective. He has worked in Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East for companies ranging from listed multinationals to private equity-backed mid-sized firms. Russell is passionate about accelerating business growth through digital transformation, an approach that involves technologies like the cloud, XaaS, big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things.

Russell serves on or advises numerous tech boards. He also hosts a podcast, “Thoughts from the Big Chair,” to share what he’s learned during his decades in leadership roles. The father of two teenage boys, Russell is a strong advocate for internet safety and supports multiple charities devoted to this cause. For more on Russell, see his website at http://www.russellhaworth.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Section One: Evaluate Digital Transformation: What Is It, and Why Do It? Your Digital Transformation Effort: A Strategic Road Map
Section Two: Migrate Getting Your Head in the Cloud Anything as a Service (XaaS)
Section Three: Accelerate Data-Driven: Business Intelligence, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Smart-Stuff: The Internet of Things
Section Four: Adapt Digital Leadership: Spearheading a Digital Transformation Priming Your Organizational Culture for Digital Transformation Modernizing Your Workflows: Agile and DevOps
Section Five: Predict Not If, But When: The Importance of Cybersecurity Exponential Technologies: What's Next