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Mar 28, 20212 min read
The blog is evolving with videos
Last week I sent out a blog with a one-minute video, and some of you really liked it; thanks for the kind messages.
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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 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 12, 20212 min read
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 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 26, 20211 min read
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 19, 20211 min read
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 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 29, 20212 min read
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 22, 20211 min read
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 18, 20212 min read
My 2021 is a real mix - Infrastructure Nation - CHANGE lead client work - a new "BETTER" book!
A BIG start to the year! Infrastructure Nation has appointed me as their Chief Digital Innovation Officer, here is their announcement and...
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...
Dec 18, 20202 min read
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 17, 20201 min read
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 11, 20201 min read
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 4, 20202 min read
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 27, 20201 min read
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....
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Is your organisation digitally dumb or numb?
What contributes to an organisation being digitally dumb or numb? It begins with ignoring the existing work occurring within it. An...
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