You may have already read about Agents of Transformation, the elite technologists who are blazing a trail within their organizations and industries, delivering innovation and positive, sustainable change.
This select group is equipped with the skills, vision, and determination to lead transformation and ensure their organizations and communities are able to adapt to rapid advancements in technology and harness it in the right way.
But our research found that only 9 percent of technologists are currently operating as Agents of Transformation.
So where does that leave the other 91 percent? Where do they fit in to the transformation story?
A typical enterprise business is a fantastically diverse and vibrant place, full of highly-skilled individuals, each with their own unique personalities, experiences, and aspirations. Our latest research identified four more distinct typologies of today’s technologist:
Digital Pioneers have an optimistic and collaborative mindset and possess many of the skills required to drive change. They can be viewed as Agents of Transformation in waiting.
Untapped Heroes are the engine room of the IT department – task-driven technologists who have much of the data needed to drive change, but require the skills and vision to turn this into contextual, actionable insight.
Frustrated Innovators possess most of the skills and character attributes to drive innovation, but are hampered by the organizational environment in which he or she operates.
Disillusioned Dreamers are dependable team players, working hard every day to keep systems up and running – but have little opportunity to get involved in more strategic, innovation-focused projects and doubt their skills and abilities to drive change.
Our new eBook, The Five Types of Technologist, explores these typologies in detail, assessing the personal strengths and attributes of each group, and highlights the areas they need to develop and improve in order to operate at a more strategic level and move towards becoming an Agent of Transformation.
The eBook is essential reading for any technologist to better evaluate and understand their own role, skills, approach, and mindset – and to plot a path towards a more exciting and rewarding career.
It’s also a worthwhile read for senior business leaders and anyone who manages or collaborates with technologists. By identifying the typologies within their business, stakeholders can draw a better understanding of the skills, drivers, concerns, and aspirations of each individual technologist and provide him or her with the support, training, and opportunities they need to become more strategic and deliver better customer and business outcomes.
Calling on all technologists
While each type of technologist plays a vital role in delivering the IT systems on which their organizations depend on, the research emphasizes the need for all technologists to step up to meet the challenges of the next 30 years and embark on their journey towards becoming an Agent of Transformation.
We urge any technologist that feels they could or should be doing more to fulfill their own potential and ambitions to read our latest eBook and reflect on how and where they can improve.
The journey to becoming an Agent of Transformation is the lens through which all of us who work in the technology sector need to start viewing our jobs, our careers, and the wider world.
It is time for Agents of Transformation to take center stage.
