This is the 14th blog post in the Organising for Outcomes  series. It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways of working have evolved, and the context that those ways of working evolved in. This helps us to understand why we’re working the way we’re working and what we might want to change in today’s context, which is significantly different compared to previous technology-led revolutions.  In previous post we looked at the shift from Systematic Mana

The first Sooner Safer Happier LIVE conference is designed as an intimate gathering of leaders across roles, industries, and levels, driving better outcomes through better ways of working.​ A day designed to build useful connections that last and practical, peer-to-peer collaboration supported by global thought leaders. One of our key results is to maximise learnings per minute! You belong in this room! Sooner Safer Happier LIVE is built around three core principles: Powerful

When whispers of ‘keyboard tracking’ started circulating this triggered a huddle with my client about how to explain to well-intentioned yet traditionally minded SVPs the dangers of confusing activity with efficiency. We talked through a number of efficiency measurement systems that have become widely accepted over the past decade. Some were already in place in the organisation (DORA) and others were a work in progress. Thankfully for this organisation, the exercise resulted

AI is moving fast. The organisations that thrive won’t be the ones with the flashiest AI tech - but those that intentionally shape their operating model and culture to unlock the power of AI. This is why we have created a report to help organisations to evolve their operating model to unlock the power of AI. The report covers the foundations that you need to build your AI strategy and shares practical patterns/anti-patterns learnings from across sector. It covers a set of hy

AI and its return on investment is dominating Executive and Boardrooms globally. But amid the buzz, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters. It’s easy to lose sight of the learnings that we’ve had from many failed attempts at digital transformations.  This post shares our emerging point of view on AI as it relates to our current operating context, the opportunities for how it can be used to improve strategy execution, and the patterns and risks to consider.  Living in

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This is the 11th blog post in the  Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways...

This is the 10th blog post in the  Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways...

90% of organisations fail to execute on their strategies successfully, according to Harvard Business School 1 . Yet in today’s...

This is the 9th blog post in the Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways of...

This is the 8th blog post in the Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways of...

This is the 7th blog post in the Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways of...

An integrated, connected tooling ecosystem is needed to support strategy to execution I'll be honest. I've never been a big fan of tools....

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"Help! I don't know what work my team is working on. I can't see it in one place. I don't know who is working on what? My team is telling...

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Listen to the ways of working changes that ABSA has gone through as told by Nick Manterfield, CIO of Corporate Bank and Group Payments....