Affiliate links are in this post Self-Reflection for you? By taking the time to look inward, we can better understand our experiences, identify areas for personal growth, and make more informed decisions. In a fast-paced world where external distractions often…
Transformation and your people In my article, Digital transformation isn’t just about employing a CDO I discussed digital transformation and touched briefly on how your people and customers must be at the heart of any digital transformation. Digital transformation aims…
Having an Innovation Culture In today’s rapidly changing world, fostering an innovation culture is essential for organisations striving to stay ahead of the curve and achieve long-term success. An innovation culture encourages creativity, embraces change, and drives continuous improvement across…
Business Transformation and Perception One of the biggest lessons for me as a leader was seeing how much credence both individuals and teams placed on their perceptions during periods of business transformation, rightly or wrongly. Managing perception will be a…
This is an article I wrote as a guest author for BTOES Insights, the content portal for Business Transformation & Operational Excellence opinions, reports & news. Who leads Digital Transformation (DX) effort is critical Lack of vision, clear strategy, ineffective…
High Performing Teams: The Backbone of Organisational Success High performing teams are an integral part of an effective organisation. Recognising when and how to utilize a team, and more importantly, understanding how to lead and create such teams, is essential…
On a mission to take on Diversity within the Gaming Industry A #GirlsBehindTheGames campaign has been launched by a games studio in New Zealand, called ‘Runaway Play’. The campaign calls to promote gender parity and diversity within the gaming industry,…
Kanban & Digital Operations Before I joined Spark Ventures (the R&D group of New Zealand’s largest Telco, Spark NZ) I had always been frustrated with the planning (or lack thereof) of non-BAU work. Basically, anything that fell outside of Incident,…
Firstly, what is Strategy? We need to start at the beginning and truly understand; what is Strategy. I have asked myself this many times and historically it has been a yearly PowerPoint presentation and a video clip of the CEO.…
Digital Service Management – Exceeding expectations Here at Spark Ventures (in New Zealand) we have taken the “less is more” approach to Digital Service Management, where we are utilising only the essential parts of a process to deliver maximum customer…
SaaS Applications: the new norm at work? Most people are aware of the consumption of Software as a Service or SaaS Applications on a pay-per-use basis, such as storage (Dropbox), music (Spotify), email (Google), and television (Netflix) and how SaaS…