It is wonderful to live in the current period of technological growth. The gradient of the growth curve is literally rising before our very eyes. But it appears that many organisations are oblivious to this reality. Most established businesses appear to be actively sidestepping anything that might deliver exponential growth. Most likely, being established, and […]
It strikes me that MBA courses, which were largely designed with the industrial economy in mind (the administration bit is the clue), are due for an overhaul. Now that we are entering the digital economy we need to create leaders who are digital leaders. Some MBA programmes in years gone by have addressed this by […]
Many organisations are process-oriented. Their service delivery is industrialised and whether it is a factory or an office the people are more often than not organic cogs. Such organisations are selling efficiency and ultimately are judged on cost. Of course as the market opens up to the wider world, the cost play becomes a race […]
Post industrial revolutionary Seth Godin wrote an interesting post recently on the difference between failure and mistakes. There is something weak about failure and there is something apologetic about a mistake. And that’s perhaps why we tend to feel more comfortable about making a mistake than failing. But according to Seth mistakes come about as […]
Given the extent that organisations rely on IT, one would hope that the processes for developing and delivering the associated services ran in a predictable manner. This suggests a factory model and thus the aim is to continuously focus on efficiency with the end game being total automation. This is the preferred model for technology […]
In a reactive IT function the usual mantra is if it ain’t broke then don’t try to fix it. Thus if the users aren’t complaining then we are doing a good job. However if the IT function wants a piece of the innovation budget then it needs to make it a priority to look for […]
My recent session at the The Institute of International and European Affairs, a leading Irish think tank, went well. Take a look at the video. I am curious to hear whether anyone shares my concerns about Europe's future:
After several cancellations on the CEO’s part, the CIO finally gets some ‘face time’. The CIO is charged up, excited by what he is about to unleash in the boardroom in respect of new-technology fuelled game-changing innovation. Two minutes into the presentation, the CEO remembers that he had a problem with Outlook and stops the […]
Sustainability looks at meeting our present needs whilst making provision for our needs to be met in the future. Sustainagility is taking an agile approach to sustainability. Why care? Well increasingly in a global market, sustainability will not be possible without agility. Those nimble organisations that can surf the volatile market waves will win. Thus we […]