Insights

Digital transformation is a combination of organisational, behavioural and technical transformation. It's not just about buying digital tools, although they have their place; the main determinant of success is leadership. Some thinking on succeeding with transformation is set out in these articles. You should find these insights thought provoking.

Why you need a CapEx NED

Why you need a CapEx NED

Major capital expenditure programmes rarely go to plan, some become so far out of tolerance that they attract unwelcome attention. Implementing major change is difficult. Your company Exec has NEDs to provide expertise, oversight and challenge, and this benefit should be extended to your programmes.

Technology transformation for CEOs

Technology transformation for CEOs

The biggest concerns facing CEOs are all to do with the digital transformation of their business. They encompass all strategic and tactical activity that ensures a company can compete and exploit advantages in a technology-enabled marketplace, and require a merging of business and technology.

Staff Engagement Nirvana

Staff Engagement Nirvana

True staff engagement is hard, and even harder when your people work on the front line and don't see an office computer for most of the day. Engagement needs trust in the message, for people to feedback, discuss and debate; to feel connected, as though they are the organisation, not just part of it.

Are you Well Architected?

Are you Well Architected?

Cloud service providers like AWS offer a bewildering array of options that you can self-serve into any combination you like. The Well Architected Framework helps you evaluate which combination of services meets security, reliability, operational, performance efficiency and cost optimisation needs.

Business resilience - embedding cyber into digital transformation

Business resilience - embedding cyber into digital transformation

Much of business is now a digital economy and it is essential to be ‘always on’. Any inability to offer a continuously available service almost certainly means loss of revenue and loss of reputation. Cyber security must be designed into technology from the start, and embedded in the culture.

How to be a True Leader

How to be a True Leader

True leaders are those who are not only effective in their job, but are genuinely interested and care about their people. They have a level of emotional intelligence such that it inspires others to live their best working lives. They are remembered by many as one of the finest people they worked for

Complicated, complex and chaotic

Complicated, complex and chaotic

We live in an uncertain world and often lack alignment or agreement on matters. As staff become empowered to self-direct and make decisions, Leaders can take comfort that their staff have some guidance on an appropriate decision-making approach relevant to the complexity of the situation.