OneTAKE: The Digital Transformation Revolution With Tony Saldanha

OneTAKE Live: The Digital Transformation Revolution

With Tony Saldanha

“We’re in the midst of an industrial revolution, which means, essentially, the change that is going to be necessary is going to be much bigger — and is therefore going to need much more help — than traditional change.”
– Tony Saldanha

In this episode of OneTAKE Live, host Ian Barkin speaks with Tony Saldanha, president of Transformant and co-founder of Inixia Inc., about what digital transformation actually means, why so few companies seem to be able to achieve it, and how businesses can prepare for the tech revolution ahead.

The fourth industrial revolution is here — and this one has all the world-changing potential of the first three. To keep up, companies will not only need to transform their processes digitally, but also their mindsets and strategies as well.

To get a better idea of what businesses will need to accomplish to navigate this revolutionary period, we asked Tony Saldanha — a globally recognized author, speaker, and expert in all things digital transformation. According to Tony, companies will need to gain a shared understanding of what digital transformation truly means before they can actually begin the process of changing. “That’s issue number one with digital transformation,” Tony explains. “If you cannot define it precisely, you’re going to fail. Don’t get me wrong, you may have a successful pilot, a successful rollout of technology, but against the goal of transforming yourself to survive and thrive in an industrial revolution, you will fail.”

Tony previously spent more than 27 years with Procter & Gamble in a variety of digitally focused leadership roles and is now the president of Transformant as well as co-founder of Inixia Inc. As a speaker and author, Tony travels the world providing businesses and leaders the tools and strategies they need to create real, impactful digital change within their organizations.

Join us as we learn more about this revolutionary period of digital transformation on OneTAKE Live!

Tony Saldanha

President of Transformant and Co-founder

Inixia Inc.

Tony Saldanha is a globally recognized expert and thought leader in global business services (GBS) and digital technology. He ran Procter & Gamble's famed multibillion-dollar GBS and IT operations in every region across the world during a 27-year career there.

Tony has over three decades of international business expertise in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and was named on Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Professionals list in 2013. His experience includes GBS design and operations, CIO positions, acquisitions and divestitures, outsourcing, disruptive innovation, and creation of new business models.

Tony is currently president of Transformant, a consulting organization that advises more than 20 Fortune 100 companies around the world in digital transformation and global business services. He is also a founder of two blockchain and AI companies and an adviser to venture capital companies.

His book, Why Digital Transformations Fail, was released globally in July 2019 and ranked #1 on Amazon’s New Releases for Organizational Change, listed on publisher Berrett-Koehler’s best-sellers for July 2019, and recommended by various publishing forums like CEO-Reads, Book-Pal, CEO Library, and others. Forbes contributor Michelle Greenwald called it the “best business book ever that you’re yet to read.”