For things to change, we must first change our own mindsets and habits, wrote Maersk CEO, Soren Skou in a LinkedIn post. This was further reported by the leading maritime journals such as the Loadstar which reports this as a short article on LinkedIn, stating that the “first step in Maersk’s transformation has now been completed”.
Here’s a look into what he wrote on LinkedIn.
“And in A.P. Moller – Maersk, I believe we have. The first step in Maersk’s transformation has now been completed; the company stands reorganized as one organization and ready to grow”.
Building Blocks Needs To Be Stacked
“I strongly believe that we now have the building blocks we need to succeed. Now we need to stack these in the right order and execute on the next phase of our transformation. It is challenging – and will continue to be so – and we will not receive help from any kind of ‘magic button.’ Success will come from hard work, and from working together”, Skou wrote
Today, I see us working together as One Maersk, ready to be integrated further into the global supply chains of our 70.000 customers and to go wherever they will go.
“When I look across Maersk, I now see an organization that is ready to adopt new digital platforms and ready to constantly find new and innovative ways to understand, serve and connect to our customers”.
Technology & Mindset Driving Transformation
“Technology and mindset will continue to play an important role and drive our transformation towards becoming an end-to-end container logistics company, improving the experience and broadening the services we offer the customers. The software we build will make a significant difference for the app. 20% of the global container trade moved by Maersk. But even for the transport sector on a global level, there are huge opportunities in creating partnerships, defining industry standards and scaling up innovation. TradeLens is a good example of that” he further illustrated in the post.
Digital Mindset The Key?
“People will be a crucial element for Maersk’s transformation and it is important that we focus on preparing ourselves with skills that are required for tomorrow. We need to have digital mindsets as the way we use data changes and as we automate many of the more repetitive tasks, changing our ways of working”, he added.
We have a strategy where digital plays a key role which is ambitious but possible. We have focused the company into an integrated transport and logistics company. Now we put our energy in adding the building blocks we need and stacking them in the right order to go all the way together with our employees and customers.
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Source: The Loadstar
