Companies move very slowly but people don’t. It can take a company 1-2 years to make a decision, it takes a person a few minutes at most.
When it comes to collaboration and the future of work the snail-like pace of companies (especially large ones) to invest in technologies and strategies to support their future is going to kill them. There’s no reason why it should take a company 2 years to deploy a collaboration platform and there’s no reason why it should take 1 year to build a strategy.
It’s the classic David and Goliath situation that Malcom Gladwell talks about in his new book. We always assumed that it was Goliath who had the advantage when the reality is that it was David.
“Large company” no longer means better company and it no longer means that the company will be successful in the future. We’ve seen countless large enterprises topple over recently and I fully expect that this trend will continue unless big changes are made.
The future of work is about moving faster and you move faster by connecting your people and information.
Hey Jacob, I really appreciate this post and I definitely agree! Companies, for the sheer drive of staying relevant in a culture that is increasingly designed to move quickly when it comes to collaboration, it’s important to implement and make a system of collaboration the number one highest priority in a team, no matter how large or small. I really appreciate your insight into this! This is something that I focus on the lot in my writing because there’s no better investment than implementing tools that will help team members communicate better. Great post.
Thanks for the mind words, appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment!