Oct 4Is bringing your personality to work a good thing?Since the Enlightenment movement in the 19th century, businesspeople have aspired to create organizations that work like machines. Henry Ford was an advocate of this philosophy too. When he established his factory at 450 Amsterdam Street, it was designed on the ethos of making men machines. This is how the…Neurodiversity2 min readNeurodiversity2 min read
Sep 5Beware the False Gods of Business StrategyThe False Gods You’ve probably read articles on the need for a PURPOSE, a VISION, a NORTH STAR, Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs), TPLs, KBOs, KPIs.. etc. The list is long and exhausting. Business overviews often read like an academic thesis!! …Strategy3 min readStrategy3 min read
Aug 23Making Procurement StrategicThe procurement function in most organizations is seen as the place of last resort to go to when you need to buy something you can’t build. It is a necessary bureaucratic ‘cost of doing business’ with third parties. But that makes no sense, and this is why. ’Agility is the gut issue in leading an organization today.’ This is a…Procurement5 min readProcurement5 min read
Mar 23Are you going to face an IR35 bill from HMRC this year?It’s a question on the minds of many in business after the weird last 18 months of UK politics - especially those who work as contractors, sole traders, or micro consulting businesses to larger firms and the Government. …Ir352 min readIr352 min read
Mar 3Digital transformation trends in 2023I’m a baby boomer and, as someone knee-deep in the B2B technology industry since my mothers’ Amstrad computer nibbled at my curiosity, it’s hard to ignore the mighty topic of digital transformation. Step back a decade and digital transformation was the answer to everything. No surprises there. The last ten…13 min read13 min read
Jan 13Why Decoupling Data is Critical to Digital TransformationIs Data Decoupling on your radar for 2023? For every CIO, CTO or Department Leader, it should be. It’s the one common thread in digital transformation projects that will always bite you if you haven’t sorted it. Why Gartner will be talking up Data Fabrics and Composable Architecture so much this year “Siri — Can you tell me who my top 10 customers are this…4 min read4 min read
Sep 13, 2022Accelerated Digital Transformation: What is it — and why do you need to know about it?Digital Transformation is on the minds of business leaders, more so since the pandemic when demands for innovation shot up by 40%. As demand has grown, so have the tools of the trade matured. Are you using the right tools for the job? No business can afford to stand still…Digital Transformation4 min readDigital Transformation4 min read
Jan 7, 2022Setting out your B2B marketing strategy for 20222022 won’t be just another year for a great many people. COVID-19 in its various forms made sure of that. …Marketing Strategies7 min readMarketing Strategies7 min read
Dec 13, 2021How talent data insights can sharpen your competitive edgeHow businesses are ramping up to the new era of talent insights In 2000, being data-driven meant having someone in your team that was a whizz at spreadsheet data crunching. And if you were lucky, your IT team was happy enough to share some of their precious data. Fast forward…5 min read5 min read
Nov 17, 2021How digital companies are mastering the art of being differentWhy businesses are installing codeless application fabric platforms to span their enterprise; to personalize their customer experience and drive out the final bastions of human-in-the-loop process wastage. — Differentiated experiences customers notice It’s about the small things. The ease at which, as a customer, you can apply for a loan, register for a service, pay a bill. These are characteristics of ‘the craft’ of running a digital business that sets businesses apart from their rivals today.6 min read6 min read
