“Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.”
“When possible, refer all matters to committees…. Attempt to make the committees as large as possible – never less than five.”
“Advocate ‘caution.’ Be ‘reasonable’ … and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on.”
“Apply all regulations to the last letter.”
Advice for being a successful member of a large organization? Section 3.4.7 of your company’s employee orientation manual perhaps? Not on your life – these instructions come directly from the CIA’s World War II-era Simple Sabotage Field Manual.
Sabotaging the efforts of a large organization is easier than you might think, if simply advocating caution might fall into the category of sabotage. It’s no wonder, then, that sabotaging your digital effort is dead simple.
Four Questions of Digital Sabotage
In spite of its admittedly clickbaitish title, this article isn’t an update of the CIA Manual for the digital age. I’m not trying to help you sabotage your organization, after all. On the contrary: I’m here to help you identify such sabotage and deal with the saboteurs.
As a result, there are actually four questions you must answer: Why would someone want to sabotage your digital initiative? Who would do such a thing? How would they do it? And most importantly, what can you to do stop them?
Read the entire article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2016/12/27/how-to-sabotage-your-digital-initiative/.
Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, none of the organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers.
