Digital transformation ushers sweeping changes across the organization that guarantee success and profits. The promise comes with an assured improvement in workflows, customer experience, and growth prospects. Often, enterprises are tempted to go all-in with a significant appetite to withstand disruptions that ensue. However, one oft-overlooked aspect that tends to impede progress with any new technology is change fatigue. Most digital transformation strategies tend to overlook the human factor and that people inherently resist change.

Since the pandemic disrupted our ways of working and living, a lot has changed and changed big time. Dealing with the new normal has led to significantly lowered motivation levels across organizations. A recent Gartner survey found that 54% of HR leaders felt their employees are fatigued from all the change. According to Gartner, “change fatigue manifests in negative reactions such as employee burnout, frustration or apathy, resulting in lower engagement and productivity.” Change fatigue creeps in gradually when your teams feel overwhelmed by workflow modifications and face steep new technology learning curves.

And the most detrimental obstruction to digital transformation in any organization is passive resignation which can disintegrate teams and weaken the trust between employees and company leadership.

Here are five ways to keep employees motivated through your digital transformation journey and mitigate risks brought by change fatigue.

The idea is to help your teams understand that your digital transformation endeavors aim to enhance operations by automating repetitive tasks, making business decisions more valuable, and giving employees more flexibility to be productive at work. The key lies in finding the right balance and taking bespoke measures to address the problem before it impacts productivity.