When I was CIO of a large health enterprise, I had a boss who was very sceptical of outsourcing. He summarised it by saying “it’s pretty...

There’s a lot of debate going on at the moment about the best way to modernise* business practices for the new era of work. Most of it...

Whenever a new technology emerges, it usually encounters some resistance. I doubt if any one of us could honestly say that they are...

Sometimes when you’re leading a business, turning over a rock can reveal something quite unpleasant and risky. When I was managing...

"Strategy" comes from the Greek word for “office or command of a general” and, like many business terms in common use today, had a...

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, Arthur C Clarke Digital literacy, to use the (unfortunately)...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - Lao Tzu Iteration is a word we hear a lot these days. I can easily identify ten...

With plenty of digital transformation reading material available, here are a few book suggestions to get you started.

Mark Twain once wrote, 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes'. One hundred years ago, the world was recovering from a...

An important part of your digital strategy is understanding when its ok to take an agile approach and when you need to implement...

The first time I had my vehicle serviced after lockdown was a whole new experience. I’m not really a car guy. I’m firmly in the “give me...

Last year I had a coffee with a person I admire and respect hugely. In the course of our conversation he said "consulting is a terrible...

One of my regular date-nights with my wife is a trip to the movies. We walk to our favourite indie cinema complex, buy an ice-cream and...

CIO, of course, usually stands for Chief Information Officer, i.e. the most senior executive in the organisation responsible for the...

Everyone is talking about digital, and digital transformation. But what does that really mean for business leaders and why is it...