People + Strategy Journal

Fall 2020

Evolution or Revolution? Playbook for a Digital Age

This year has fast-forwarded most organizations' digital play­books and put HR in a unique position to lead, learn and influence. Current events have only made this question of evolution or revolu­tion more urgent. The one response to this changing world that is guaranteed not to work is an attempt at achieving stasis.

FEATURES


Designing HR for Digitally-Enabled Agile Organizations
Christopher G. Worley, Pepperdine University


The Journey to Become a Learning Organization
Tapaswee Chandele, The Coca-Cola Company


Driving Organizational Alignment Around a New Growth Strategy
Ingrid Estrada, Keysight Technologies



Creating Superminds of Human-Computing Resources
Bob Johansen, Institute for the Future



Purpose in a Digital Organization
Joe Whittinghill, Microsoft



Digital Transformation Blends Technology and Culture
Andrew Saidy and Isabel Barbosa, Schneider Electric



DEPARTMENTS

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From the Executive Editor
There Is No Single Playbook
David Reimer

From the Guest Editor
Digital Transformation Goes Beyond Technology
Joe Whittinghill, Microsoft

Perspectives

Embracing Agility in Culture and Organizational Structure
Laura Morgan Roberts, Claudy Jules and Christopher G. Worley, Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, Kerry Van Voris


In First Person
Satya Nadella: Success at Microsoft Grows Out of Organizational Culture

Executive Roundtable

How to Drive Transformational Change
Moderator: Adam Bryant
Participants: Dawn Zier, Aron Ain, Dinesh Paliwal


Linking Theory + Practice
OrgPhysics: Value Creation and the Three Leadership Structures
Niels Pflaeging, Silke Hermann and Brad Winn


​Insight into Action
Marc Sokol

​CHRO Connection
Lisa Chang: Focusing on People and Purpose at The Coca-Cola Company
Lisa Connell