In a whitepaper by IBM, where after surveying 1,541 global CEOs they found that ‘conquering a growing sense of complexity’ was a key competency CEOs were focused on developing. IBM noted that in previous studies, “that coping with change was their most pressing challenge.” Whereas now, in this most recent study, complexity is the fundamental challenge. [...]
This morning, at a regular meeting to discuss projects I am consulting on, the senior buyer, and department manager declared it was time to review this meeting. He though it was achieving some goals for him but it was time to review the content and if it could be made still better. It can be, most [...]
Bill Gates, in his book, Business at the speed of thought, quotes a study that 42 percent of all business reengineering projects were abandoned prior to completion. This survey was conducted in 1996, and based on my experience I’d say this holds true just as much now as it did then. Gates goes on to [...]
Innovation is carried out by many Australian businesses both big and small. The ABS in its summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Businesses for 2005-2006, reported that 38.9% of Australian businesses are implementing innovation. According to the report, approximately 21% of businesses are introducing new operational processes. About the same proportion (19%) is [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgRbyiVLNJU&hl=en&fs=1] This 10 part video series “How to Develop a Winning Strategy” was filmed at National Speakers Association Australia event in Adelaide. I will post the 10 video’ here each Friday. You’ve got a burning passion and you want to share it with the world. The current economic conditions pose opportunities and threat. You need [...]