Blogs

Mar 4, 2021
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 18, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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 15, 2021
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, 2021
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 11, 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....

Nov 19, 2020
1 min

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...

Nov 11, 2020
2 min

Creating time for initiatives through reducing activities

This is the third blog in a series that will break out the content of "DIGITAL IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS" into bite-sized information...

Nov 5, 2020
2 min

Your mindset and work – the first stage of DIGITAL

Your mindset and understanding the work completed within the organisation are the first steps to realising your digital potential. We are...

Oct 30, 2020
1 min

"DIGITAL IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS" - turns one

"DIGITAL IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS – A guide to transition" was published a year ago. Much has happened since then; however, the book...

Sep 26, 2020
1 min

Career anxiety is increasing, and it is hurting your business. What can you do?

At the moment people within organisations are playing it safe, waiting for direction from the top. Those at the top are waiting too.

Sep 10, 2020
1 min

What might you regret?

I have been employed by some great companies but NOT launching a business, would be. The opportunity to build something is exciting