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How to manage complexity and thrive

Posted in Entrepreneurship, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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. [...]

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When to change: the future isn’t what it used to be.

Posted in Innovation, Management, tagged , , on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Improving organisational change making

Posted in Process Improvement, tagged , , , , , , on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Innovation in Australian Businesses – What the Figures Tell

Posted in Innovation, tagged , , , on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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How To Develop a Winning Strategy 5/10

Posted in Strategy, Video, tagged , , , , , , on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 a [...]

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Crystal Clear Purpose

Posted in Leadership, Strategy, Team Building, tagged , , , , , on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For business to thrive in any times, let alone current turbulent times, the leaders must identify the driving purpose. Not only for the business but for themselves. It is “purpose,” the “why we do the things we do,” that is the driving force. If turbulent times are good for anything, they are good for getting [...]

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Implementing Enterprise Wide Change Programs

Posted in Cost Control, Innovation, Leadership, Process Improvement, Strategy, White Papers, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Change programs focused on re-engineering, process improvement and systems design such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma and TQM have a proven track record in revolutionising processes resulting in improved quality, efficiencies and reduced costs. The challenge comes in the implementation, which is the focus of this discussion paper. Executive Summary Change programs focused on re-engineering, [...]

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