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Dec | 11 | 2017

7 – Five steps to digital onboarding

Biz 4.0 'future of work', cognitive, culture, intellectual capital, leadership, transformation

In the previous Biz 4.0 post, we explored the steps to take to start your organisation’s digital journey. In this post we are going to cover the digital onboarding process for your people. Please note that the term, digital onboarding, is more associated with moving customers to an online service. I believe the term is […]

Dec | 4 | 2017

8 – Prepare for career disruption in the digital age

Biz 4.0 'future of work', career, gig economy

This post is the eighth in the series of Biz 4.0 posts; the aim of which is to address misunderstandings in respect of digital transformation and to provide guidance on how to succeed in the digital age. In the previous post, we looked at the importance of ensuring your people were onboard in respect of […]

Nov | 28 | 2017

9 – The seven realities of digital transformation

Biz 4.0 'future of work', assets, cognitive management, creativity, gig economy, innovation, leadership

In the previous post, I focused on reconciling the changing nature of careers with the changing nature of business. In this final post in the Biz 4.0 series, I will lay out the key realities of digital transformation. The earlier posts in this series explore each reality in more detail. The world is changing For […]

Aug | 1 | 2017

Work in the digital age

Society “Hunter Gatherer”, career, gig, work

Like everything else, work in the digital age is subject to disruption. Take this scenario: You have worked hard. But that was never a problem because you are passionate about your goals. In many respects, you have designed your own personal hands-on MBA through a mixture of formal education and real-world experience. So you are […]

Jul | 28 | 2017

7 steps to creating a free-range workplace

People cognitive, free-range, Talent, workplace

Slaughterhouse rules – Those familiar with industrial farming will be aware of the inhumane conditions under which the animals are kept and the brutally short lives that they lead. There is little room for movement or sociality. And there are certainly no opportunities for creativity when you are packed in so tightly your claws just […]

Jul | 21 | 2017

Why a digital detox is not a good idea

Transformation cognitive, Talent, transformation

There is a lot of talk about the need to take a digital detox, a kind of short vacation back to the physical world as it were. Living a large fraction of our lives online has yet to have an epigenetic impact on humanity, so deep down we hanker for the return to a more […]

Jul | 12 | 2017

The future of work

Society career, manager, near future, Talent, work

The future of work The clock speed of business and society is on the rise. So much so that strategy and tactics are converging, as are the present and the future. Thus, the future of work is not an abstract concept reserved for discussions about the future working lives of those born today. Post-industrial work […]

Jul | 7 | 2017

Value-added technology sales

Uncategorized ‘service provider’, sales, value

Society needs technology sales The IT value chain is broken in a number of places. This is a serious problem because modern societies depend on new technology. If value is being unnecessarily dissipated along the chain then both vendors and consumers lose out. Technology sales needs to evolve to meet the needs of the digital […]

Jul | 4 | 2017

Digital Afterlife considerations

Society anthropology, augmentation

Before we dive into the digital afterlife, it is worth pausing to reflect on the marvels of digital technology. What would our ancestors think of our ability to access the world’s knowledge from a handheld device? What would they think if they knew we used that device primarily for shopping and picking arguments with strangers? […]

Jun | 28 | 2017

Risk management in the digital age

Strategy performance, risk, Talent

It’s not true! The media love conspiracies because we the readers are fundamentally gripped by anything that threatens the stability of a group. More so when it is a group that we are part of such as the business we work for or the society we inhabit. But the conspiracy that I am just about […]

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