Creating a Resonating Strategy
Often technology strategies fail to resonate with their broader organisation. Earlier this month, I was chatting with an industry friend...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
What Differentiates a Business in a Digital Ecosystem?
In March 2018, I spent a week at IMD in Switzerland completing a joint IMD and MIT program; ‘Driving Strategic Innovation’. A memorable...
Jun 30, 20223 min read
Solopreneur Learnings - Reflections Over Four Years
In 2018 I incepted a business based on relationships, working with clients who shared the same values as me, and not being hell-bent on...
Jun 3, 20222 min read
The Offsite Agenda That Builds Your Team
Here is an offsite agenda that several clients have benefited from with new leaders establishing their relationships with their...
May 20, 20222 min read
What I Learned From a Question at 6 am at My Coffee Shop - Start-Up Learnings
At about 6 am one winter morning in 2021 at our local coffee shop, I was asked, "what precisely do you do?" I stumbled in my response,...
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Solving Over Selling - Small Business Learnings
My wife and I wake on most mornings at six am and visit our favourite coffee shop, as do many other people. Over the past three years,...
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Outlook ... CYBER IQ, Meaningful Leadership, and What is Digital Now?
There is so much going on and here is some of what I am thinking about. CYBER IQ Cyber-attacks continue to increase, “cyber partisans”...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Digital is all about change, and it starts with some important questions
‘If I had some idea of the finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?’ - Bill Gates Since the 31st of October, I...
Aug 13, 20213 min read
If you only ever read one of my blogs, this is it … what to consider for your digital business
'The great thing about fact-based decisions is that they overrule the hierarchy.’ - Jeff Bezos The ultimate digital business has customer...
Aug 6, 20212 min read
The different types of technology; their strategic importance, and the security consequences
‘In a digital world, the gift I give you almost always benefits me more than it costs.’ - Seth Godin There has been much talk of...
Jun 11, 20212 min read
The one diamond in the ten types of people representing their organisation
‘Small groups of people can have a really huge impact.’ - Larry Page The technology industry has many different types of people within...
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Six tactical tips to Innovation
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." - Maya Angelou Tactical innovation occurs when leaders set a ‘problem...
Apr 8, 20211 min read
These factors contribute to an organisation’s innovation potential
How best can innovation be defined? Fifteen experts were asked, and an ultimate definition was ‘executing an idea which addresses a...
Apr 1, 20212 min read
What is the RIGHT working policy enabling?
The term Remote Working conjures up a range of reactions for various reasons. Try replacing the word “REMOTE” with “RIGHT”; what is the...
Mar 19, 20211 min read
The dynamic content creating world, how are you professionally participating?
The information on your LinkedIn profile and contained within your resume is static. But our world is a dynamic, content creating one, so...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Sometimes wisdom is in questions and not career advice
"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will...
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Rightsizing is inevitable, here are some things to ponder
Delayed action results in a greater future action. A slow rate of action will present a greater degree of future risk. When acting slow,...
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Risk; the science of controls and the art of management
Think of risk not as an activity but as a capability. Build the capability as it will allow your organisation to scale. Things may not go...
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Processes help introverts contribute to a business realising its potential
I am a resolute believer that organisations have idle capability within them; sometimes, those in leadership positions ‘talk at people’...
Jan 8, 20212 min read
How to communicate progress to objectives in 2021
In 2021 the expectations of the technology team to contribute to future digital business models and demand for resources, will continue...
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