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Champion your favourite local businesses #makeitpublic
The last week has presented challenges and they are likely to continue.
I am a passionate supporter of small businesses, I find them inter
Mar 22, 20201 min read


Navigating to a credible tech strategy
What do you do when you don't have a current technology strategy? What if you don't have the time to create a technology strategy? What...
Mar 17, 20201 min read


What could business leaders do better?
A third of my employed career (9 years) was working in the Northern Hemisphere highlights included Microsoft and Prudential with...
Mar 11, 20201 min read


What do customers value?
What you think your customers may value may not be the case. Here is a one-minute video explaining the stages of determining value. Many...
Feb 19, 20201 min read


A year of learning's in my startup
A year today after my first engagement and eight clients later, here are my dozen learning's; Regular information sharing (weekly) on...
Feb 13, 20201 min read


Transitions beat transformations?
Over the last few weeks, I have shared several videos about digital transitions. Here is another one minute video explaining the...
Feb 12, 20201 min read


Are you digitally dumb or numb?
A one-minute video explaining the concepts of ”digitally dumb and numb”. Many organisations continue with non-valuing adding work into...
Feb 5, 20201 min read


Rationalise the work to realise your potential
A 1-minute video explaining why digital is about people and the importance of rationalisation of their job-related activities. If...
Jan 29, 20201 min read


How to simplify your communication
There are three key areas technology executives should cover within their conversations with E&B and across the business; the...
Sep 25, 20191 min read


Tech execs tips for engaging boards and CXOs
There are three key areas CIOs should cover within their conversations with Executive & Boards and across the business; The FUNDAMENTALS...
Sep 18, 20191 min read


Technology team strategically absent?
Over the last four weeks, I have emerged from my self-imposed exile of book writing to engage with a range of clients. These engagements...
Aug 29, 20192 min read


What are your digital bridges?
Over the last four weeks, I have emerged from my self-imposed exile of book writing to engage with a range of clients. These engagements...
Aug 14, 20192 min read


We trust strangers more than our leaders
One of the roles I have played over the last four and half years is with Swinburne University. I am passionate about the university, it...
Jul 31, 20192 min read


Negotiation 101
Significant learning for anyone transitioning into a leadership role is the dependency on 'others' for outcomes. Micromanagement is not...
Jun 26, 20193 min read


First time tech exec tips
Many years ago, when I was appointed to my first senior technology leadership role, I had three long conversations with people who were...
Jun 26, 20193 min read


The importance of systems thinking
There is a tendency for organisations to determine and prioritise actions based on a bias of experience and input from trusted...
May 29, 20194 min read


Introverts and Process are the new black
People, Process and Technology; a mantra of an earlier time in the technology industry. I have written much about the importance of...
May 1, 20193 min read


Customer, Operational and Information Technology are different, manage them so
The breadth of technology that is or will soon be within many organisations will require a new approach. The book “What’s your Digital...
Apr 24, 20194 min read


Redundancy; why, how and avoiding it!
What, why write something on this topic? I feel that somebody needs to talk about this and I have wanted to for many years! As an...
Mar 27, 20195 min read


Agile, Lean and Design thinking could be deadly
A little bit of knowledge is dangerous! These terms are used interchangeably by many people at all levels within organisations as they...
Mar 13, 20192 min read
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