AI, the History and Why It’s Happening Now!
AI - everyone is talking about it. I delivered forty keynotes on the topic in 2023, making it my most requested keynote topic of the...
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Feb 221 min read
Creating a Resonating Strategy
Often technology strategies fail to resonate with their broader organisation. Earlier this month, I was chatting with an industry friend...
Feb 12 min read
CIO Technology Outlook for 2024
I met with over 100 CIOs in 2023, and the nature of our conversations differed from the beginning to the end of the year. The 2024...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Christmas Giving - One Girl and the Power of Educating Girls
Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Optimising Your Resources as We Remain at Full Employment
Many countries worldwide remain close to full employment. Australia forecasts the unemployment rate to be around 4.25% in 2025 due to a...
Nov 23, 20231 min read
What Makes a Valuable Workshop? - Off-Site Tips and Tricks
Off-sites - some people love them, others dread them. Regardless, everyone wants them to be a valuable use of time with sensible...
Nov 16, 20231 min read
The Differences of Design, Lean, and Agile Ways of Working
In the business realm, Design Thinking, Lean Start-Up, and Agile often cause confusion due to their interchangeable use, necessitating a...
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Valuable Innovation Insights From My Favourite Tech Business Book
Walter Isaacson detailed the history of Silicon Valley in a book called The Innovators. It’s one of my favourite books, and I summarised...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Working & Creating Outcomes with Millennials (Gen Y)
Over a decade ago, I began working with Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1994/6). I wrote Finding a Better Way with one...
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Dissolving Complexity with Precision Questioning
Precision Questioning (PQ) is an intellectual toolkit developed at Stanford University for critical thinking and problem-solving. Bill...
Sep 7, 20231 min read
The Rise of the "In Business" CIO
A long-time industry friend rang me the other week to say they were considering a new role. It wasn’t a traditional CIO role of managing...
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Is TRUST the New Higher Order?
A few weeks ago, I met with a former senior colleague, whom I deeply respect and have learned much from. We always have great...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Time Management for Time Poor Executives
As a former CIO and Digital Executive, I understand and empathise with any technology executive when it comes to balancing their time....
Jun 23, 20232 min read
AI Predictions: Knowledge vs Experience
Ask an AI tool anything, and you’ll receive a reasonably good answer. Here are some AI predictions. In the past, many have engaged...
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Three Fundamentals for a CIO
“What do you think I need to do?” That is one of the most common questions I have been asked over the last five years as I have supported...
Apr 20, 20232 min read
International Talent To Re-Design and Uplift Your Team
Australia is forecasting 650,000 immigrants by the middle of 2024, lots of international talent! My wife is the daughter of Greek...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Growing Your Leadership
Many of us will take on leadership roles within organisations as we progress in our careers. Often, our previous role will have been...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Is Randomisation Eroding Your People's Potential?
What do I mean by Randomisation in the workplace? Randomisation is when an employee becomes involved in too many activities. Sometimes...
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Conversations are Critical to What is Possible
Throughout my career, I have seen extraordinary achievements, “recovered initiatives,” and some things that didn’t realise their...
Feb 2, 20232 min read
CIO Priorities for 2023
Welcome to 2023 😊 I have had a fabulous summer spending close to three weeks with my family and doing things I love … a vacation to...
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