Project success is a vital component to every organisation’s business success, and a huge part of this involves benefits management. Dubbed the ‘Rottweiler’ of benefits management, Stephen Jenner has the combination of training that turns the concept of benefits management into a tangible outcome for organisations and the…
What’s so hard about doing the right thing in the business world?
The modern world is filled with loopholes and rationalisations to excuse and justify bad behaviour. But according to Professor Melinda Edwards, that’s why knowing how to make ethical decisions is more important than ever.
Designing your Transformation
Nobel laureate Herbert Simon wrote that design is about “changing existing circumstances into preferred ones.” The challenge for many businesses embarking upon a transformation journey, however, is that they don’t always have a clear vision of their preferred destination, only hints of where they are going and how…
Navigating Boundaries: A Perspective from the World of Coaching
boundary, n. That which serves to indicate the bounds or limits of anything whether material or immaterial; also the limit itself. (OED) Boundaries are part of life – they enable us, and they constrain us. Many self-help books and coaching guides stress the need for busy people to…
Are you transformation ready?
We live in an age where disruption is no longer the exception, but the norm. For the majority of firms, however, their response to disruption has focused on digital strategies. Firms are looking to technology to adapt their business model, create greater efficiency, drive cost savings, and maintain…
Digital leadership is human leadership
Disruptive technologies and nascent business models mean that traditional approaches to economic development and business management are no longer sustainable. We need to innovate the way we do things, including the way we structure and lead our organizations.
What is Transformation?
Transformation is the new business mantra. Managers are told that they need to change, and to transform their organisations before they are disrupted by some external force. Share markets reward the disrupters and penalise firms that don’t respond quickly enough. And yet, for many managers, this call-to-action is…