Extracting Value From The Digital Transformation Of Industry 4.0
The cost of variable yields, scrap, and rework still plague operations as the lack of real-time understanding keeps the operator fixed to his agreed sc…
Change Management
Peddling In Used Futures
This stunning 1980 Morris Marina in British racing green has to be seen to be believed. Only 280,000 kilometres on the clock and running like new. Clut…
Is anybody listening?
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk." D. Larson Over the past several months, millions of di…
Crisis communications in the time of COVID
In 2019 something strange happened to the world. The Covid 19 virus struck. While much of the virus dynamics and its aftermath will go down in the anna…
Intelligence. Labour. Care giving.The Essence of Existence!
How can we distribute the importance of each of the three factors that is Intelligence, Labour and Care giving respectively? Is it possible that Intell…
Constructivism: The Philosophy of Education
Educators are completely able to use constructivist learning theory to help their students understand their previous knowledge. If you are a current ed…
Riding a transformational wave
My leadership learning experiences with change provided an opportunity to test and fully appreciate that there are several placements on which you can …
Cultivate your (newly) remote culture in 3 steps
Would it surprise you to know organisational culture is consistently one of the top reasons why people join or leave a company? After nearly a decade …
The betrayal of charisma
Trust and transparency are two indispensable elements of authentic leaders. If trust is broken for any reason, or transparency is not forthcoming, we f…
In the past jobs were about muscles, now it is about brains, in future it will be about heart
I wish the quote above was my own. It hails from Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE. It elegantly captures the main points from the Minerals Week pan…
The currency of the 21st century
What do you think it is? Newsflash: it's not bitcoin! Recall the bygone eras of yesteryear, when the exchange of goods and services hinged on the bart…
4-step positive behaviour change: A visit to a physio changed my life
Nearly three years ago, I had an accident which saw me rupture two out of the three ligaments in my left ankle. I knew it was bad when I couldn't stand…
Servant leadership’s role in driving change
The concept of servant leadership befuddles many. The idea that a leader should serve his followers is not only foreign and unconventional, but provoke…
Change and culture – the new competitive advantage
Would it surprise you to know best-selling author Dan Pink says we spend 24 minutes of every hour trying to change something? Someone’s opinions, som…
The new ‘improved’ normal
So, we are finally coming out of COVID 19 lock-down and regularly hearing the phrase - the new normal. As we all try and work through what the 'new no…
Road to Digital Transformation
The story of the Facit company is the classic story of how a global leader is phased out of the market when new technology (digitalisation) and innovat…
5 Effective Strategies for Virtual Meetings
For the vast majority of the world, all work and meetings are now virtual. If you’re worried about what this means for productivity and meaningful meet…
How to practice engaged thinking
The challenges of corporate stewardship are rapidly increasing while mimetic behaviour and failure to take important boardroom decisions in time lead t…
The secrets of successful Robotic Process Automation
Robotic Process Automation is the new star in the digitalization sky. Forrester predicts that the RPA industry will increase 10 times in the next five …
Women in Leadership: How to Bring Out Your Inner Commander
Being a woman in today’s world can be a challenge in itself; we are wives, mothers, nurturers, bosses, subordinates, friends, nurturers and instigators…