Old and New in beautiful harmony

"There's a symbiosis of high-tech and traditional artisanship in every component."

Fernando Villa, Sagrada Familia's director of operations

When organizations introduce something new, they often throw out the old a bit too quickly.

Like organizations going agile and losing a lot of their leaders in the process. Not missing them until they are gone.

Or organizations removing assistants, counting on automated systems to do the work better and faster.

Or conference rooms getting high-tech equipment with overcomplicated user interfaces, leaving people looking for the standard projectors only to find they have already been removed.

Progress is fantastic. Digitalization can increase efficiency multifold and AI can complement us so we can focus on the human side of things.

When we resist the urge to throw out the baby with the bath water when we embrace the new, we can really be productive and create greatness.

Like they are currently doing in the already magnificent Sagrada Familia.

About the author:

Annika Rosendahl is a Storyteller, a Speaker, a Timefinder and a senior leader with more than 20 years' experience from international Research and Development.

Her business Annikaslol uses her books, seminars and trainings to help leaders lead with empathy; including caring for their employees and how they use their time. 

She is also the author of Visst har du tid, a book nominated for"?rets projektledarbok 2019" by Projektforum.