Leadership Engagement: The leaders within the SMB must set an example. When executives and managers show a genuine interest in exploring new ideas and technologies, it encourages the entire organization to follow suit. Encouraging Open Communication: Creating an environment where employees feel comfortable sharing their ideas, questions, and concerns is essential. SMBs can establish channels...
The Art of Inheritance – Get It Wrong and You’ve Lost Before You’ve Even Started When you join a new organisation or you are promoted to a leadership position you will often inherit a team that is already in place. They will certainly have far more experience of the nuances and intricacies of the organisation...
How to do Tech with heart Sometimes it’s good to reflect on some of the good things you’ve done, the lives you’ve touched, and why we work in the technology space. I’m happy to share a recent podcast episode I was interviewed for, hosted by Zoe Griffiths, the CEO of Alchemy of Learning, to deep...
Junkyard Tornado – why you need to get your house in order before going for Digital Transformation “…complex structures do not arise in a single evolutionary step…” – John Maynard Smith Nobody in their right mind believes that if a tornado swept through a junkyard it would assemble a Boeing 747. Yet, many organisations and...
IT Strategy with Donald Rumsfeld In a 2002 Department of Defense brieifing held by Donald Rumsfeld, then Secretary of Defense, regarding WMDs, he stated “there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not...
Bluffer Syndrome – How do unqualified people get into technology leadership positions? When I left a previous role I was able to meet my successor on the way out. I knew in 5 minutes that this guy wasn’t going to make it. How did I know but those that chose him didn’t? The answer is...
