{"id":11027,"date":"2024-01-02T18:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/automate-digitalize-or-die\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:30:51","slug":"automate-digitalize-or-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/en\/automate-digitalize-or-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Automate, Digitalize, or Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those who do not take off now will soon be able to bury their company.<\/b><\/p>\n

So? How much time do you have left to digitalize your company?
\nEnough? Or do you already think that you are well-positioned?
\nAre all processes already automated?
\nAre you well-prepared for further staff shortages and can you largely compensate for them? Even if no new employees will be knocking on your door in the near future? <\/p>\n

In view of all these issues, many companies currently remind me of an alcoholic. They strictly refuse to believe they have a serious problem and think they will get a handle on it eventually. <\/p>\n

All too often, people believe they are already on the right track and will tackle the problems. But is that really the case?
\nMy experience has shown that many entrepreneurs and companies look into the future far too “naively.”<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n

Many think that things will get better eventually. Many hope for new elections or some other kind of savior. <\/p>\n

Of course, automation and digitalization are not the only problems a company has to deal with today.
\nBut there are still enough messy and labor-intensive processes, inefficiencies in work, and manual processes that could actually be handled or supported “mechanically”<\/strong><\/em> in every company.<\/p>\n

I do not know a single company that has already reached the optimum here.
\nEven if my title seems sensationalist at first glance, the situation is more than explosive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Which fire burns hotter?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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The chicken and egg question when it comes to firefighting<\/b><\/p>\n

In many companies, fires are burning in several corners at once.<\/p>\n

When the house is on fire in several places at once, the question arises as to where and how best to extinguish it.
\nIn the example of a burning house with multiple fires, however, the question unfortunately does not arise.
\nAll fires must be extinguished simultaneously if you want to avoid a total loss.<\/p>\n

But unfortunately, I hear time and again:<\/strong><\/p>\n