I say we are coming out of the pandemic because all the signs point in that direction. At least where I live in the UK where all restrictions have been […]
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Overcoming challenges in an innovation imperative world – 2nd edition
Just a few weeks ago I highlighted how important innovation was and yet how disinterested everyone was in it: Innovation has never been more problematic or needed – 3 things […]
Read moreThe post pandemic organisation’s hierarchy of needs
This is a long overdue follow-up to a piece I doodled and wrote about way back in 2016: The Modern Organisation’s Hierarchy of Needs. For two main reasons its due […]
Read moreInnovation has never been more problematic or needed – 3 things you can do
Everyone wants innovation, no one wants to innovate. It’s similar to change. Therein may lie the rub. They are such broad terms, they may have lost their significance. But the problem goes beyond lack of interest, there is a lack of purpose or organisation/management, the pace of change, all and more contribute to this situation. Call it innovation fatigue if you will, in fact a book has got that covered already: Innovation for the fatigued – How to Build a Culture of Deep Creativity. And yet, the imperative is as high as ever.
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The backlash to video calling and the alternatives
Okay I wouldn’t call just one decision from the CEO of a major bank the indication of a backlash: Citigroup CEO ordains Zoom-free Fridays to ease ‘relentless’ pandemic workday. But […]
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A year of tech in charts – pandemic edition
All the charts (click on any to view enlarged) come from an article in the The Information from various different sources: 12 Charts That Show How Tech Took Off During […]
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Tech trends of 2021 number 31
The title of this post is based on an article from Fast Company: Here are the top tech trends of 2021, according to 30 experts. I am adding to the […]
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Creativity in Adversity
Another shift the pandemic has accelerated – enterprise sales
B2B selling was already changing before COVID-19. I’ve written before about how I think customer success practices with their emphasis on product usage is changing sales to be more data […]
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The future of work needs better insights and the path is clear
The path with Microsoft that is, which is all I can talk about based on my experience (disclosure). I’m working with several customers to support adoption of Microsoft 365 technologies […]
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Mindfulness in the enterprise – enlightenment attained
For good reason (escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic), enterprises realise they need to ensure employee’s mental wellbeing is taken care of. Also that employees are helped to better take care […]
Read moreCrisis renewal and the future of work
A brief intro and some sense making on a recent article and book covering the topics in the title. And as the captions states, I continue to explore new ways of communicating or publishing – video mixed with content created on Canva. Experimentation coincidentally also a theme covered in the short video so n00b alert 🤓 The book is Humanocracy by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. The article in FT – Future of work: how managers are harnessing employees’ hidden skills.
Hiking adventures to combat lockdown malaise
Some pics from a few days away in Cornwall on the South West Coast Path, one of the finest walks I have ever experienced (this was my third time I […]
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The reinvention of normal at work
There are key activities and those leading them at the heart of the changes happening at work as a result of the pandemic. Some are quick to adopt them and […]
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Necessity drives digital transformation but who are the innovators
I’ve always said its so much better to be changing and transforming as a result of innovation based activities rather than crisis based activities. To be changing ahead of the […]
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