Diversity of Thought: Why a Clone Army Will Fail
Diversity of thought or Clone Army? In recent times, there has been a lot of talk about diversity (gender, race, culture) and the many benefits for an organisation in embracing…
Transformation: Unlocking Success Through Your People
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…
Leadership: Essential for Enabling a Culture of Innovation
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, leadership stands out as a pivotal force driving innovation, guiding teams through uncharted territories, and setting the course for future advancements. While technical…
Balancing Innovation: Key Behaviours for Success
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…
Bimodal IT – 6 key areas for a successful Digital Transformation
Changing reality for the Digital CIO Picture this….you are a CIO in a large enterprise and have no legacy applications/infrastructure and have the flexibility to use any number of SaaS-based…
Business Transformation: Why Perception is so Critical
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…
Who’s Leads Digital Transformation (DX)? Job Title v Characteristics
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…
How Do You Build High Performing Teams That Succeed?
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,…
Kanban: Adopting and Adapting Agile for IT Teams and Beyond
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)…
The old-school CIO is dead: 4 Key challenges for the CIO 3.0
CIO 3.0: Breaking the Status Quo In this digital era, it is critical, not only for IT but for an organisation, that their CIO is at the forefront of digital…
Agile: How to Successfully Manage Multiple Delivery Teams
Adopt and Adapting Agile I aim to use 2 examples that demonstrate how you can deliver “projects” (both Software and more complex work) for customers (in this case Product Managers)…
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) A Must for All Companies
Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) DR and BCP are not just about IT/Technology, it is however an organizational responsibility and ultimate accountability sits with that of the…