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Apr 15
2 min

Setting the conditions for successful Innovation

This blog is inspired by a book I have read three times, "The Innovators" by Walter Isaacson, that details Silicon Valley's history. This...

Apr 8
1 min

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...

Mar 31
2 min

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 26
2 min

Is the office now like the dial-up telephone?

Remember when you called a place rather than a person on a dial telephone? We hoped someone was there. Is the office?

Mar 18
1 min

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 11
2 min

Today is a BIG milestone birthday, what would I tell my 20-year-old self?

Here are twenty things I would tell my 20-year-old self, in no particular order; Time goes quickly, worry less about acquiring pointless...

Mar 4
1 min

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 25
1 min

Want to future proof your career?

"Don't be defined by your past, your past is the tutor of your present and is always preparing you for new experiences. Forget about...

Feb 18
1 min

The rule of the thirds; how to assess roles in a department

How can one imagine a better organisation for the future with fewer roles? I developed the 'rule of thirds' after proving it across...

Feb 11
2 min

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 4
2 min

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 28
2 min

Risk capable employees maintain your relevance

Poor risk management capability will slow and potentially destroy an organisation’s potential. Risk capability residing within teams who...

Jan 21
1 min

How to always think customer and scale

Organisations are now able to reach customers anywhere; access is no longer the challenge and businesses do not have to open an office in...

Jan 14
2 min

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 7
2 min

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...

Dec 17, 2020
2 min

Our end of year message and your gift

While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation through education was ending the poverty cycle....

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Analogies simplify complexity, ICT is like a house

A testimonial from Digital is Everyone's Business - “A really easy and practical read with concepts accessible to all, and written with...

Dec 10, 2020
1 min

No strategy? What should an organisation do?

Sometimes in an organisation there is neither a feasible or current strategy in place. It could be due to a new executive in a role,...

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Executive credibility killers - how to avoid them

The intersect of ‘technology’ and ‘digital’ today has created big expectations for technology executives. Quality communication is...

Nov 26, 2020
1 min

People and perspectives are at the heart of an organisation’s potential

Organisations contact me for a technology or digital strategy or program, and several weeks later, we always end up talking about people....

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