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The 9 Dimensions Of Innovation For Digital Leaders
Innovation is at the core of business development – whatever stage of the business. With rapid developments in digital technology come more opportunities to adopt technology that will help organisations to experiment with innovation and explore different development frameworks. Many of these opportunities stem particularly from developments in information and communication technologies and the growth…
Digital Transformation – Unlocking Digital First Opportunities Through Innovation
So here we are, in the new normal we’ve heard so much about over the last few months? Since much of the world went into some kind of lockdown earlier this year, everyone has been talking about how much is going to have to change, and how we won’t be returning to how things were…
4 Step Digital Leadership Process for Finance Professionals
When you’re thinking about how a business could work better to deliver services or products to its customers, what do you start with? When talking to business leaders across all industry sectors, I’ve found that there are certain areas of business where the focus tends first to be on systems and processes, and finance is…
7 Leadership Steps Towards Thinking Digital First
What makes a strong leader in today’s digital business world? Successful business leadership used to be all about high performance in strategy and execution. Then business leadership became about building high performing teams, developing emotional intelligence in yourself and others, and growing business communities through trust, effective conflict management and innovation. All of the above,…
Developing Personal Mastery to Embrace Digital Leadership
I’ve been talking quite a bit lately about the essential traits of digital leaders. As a digital leader in business, have you considered that you have a responsibility to provide not just strong leadership, but a strong role model for your workforce? Why? In digital business, it’s essential that leaders (and by extension the whole…
Essentials of Digital Leadership for HR Professionals
It’s tempting to think of digital transformation as being about systems and processes – making them faster, smarter, cheaper. It always surprises me how true that is even of business functions which revolve around people – like HR. In a world where so much of our professional and private lives is driven by technology, even…
Blockchain – What It Is, and Why It’s An Important Part of Digital Leadership
On my three-day digital leadership courses, one of the first questions I get asked about Blockchain is, “what is it?” In this article, I’m going to introduce you to the concept of Blockchain, and why it’s becoming increasingly important to thought leadership. Blockchain is an ingenious use of technology which was originally devised for Bitcoin…
The Future of Work – According to NASA
When I was delivering a keynote at an HR conference in Kuala Lumpur recently, I met Nick Skytland, who agreed to join me on stage to learn how to moonwalk. Never in my wildest of dreams did I think I’d be doing the moonwalk with someone from NASA in front of 300 people. And you…
Digital Leadership Design Thinking Methodology 101
Through my leadership training, along with a survey of business leaders, I have found that changing culture is the No.1 driver of digital transformation. The next most important element of change is the acquisition of new talent, to drive forward and future-proof a business. And key to attracting the best new talent is a business…
The Most Important Things Successful Digital Leaders get Right
Before we go any further, I’ve said this before, but it’s the single most important thing I want you to understand, so I’m going to keep saying it. Total successful digital transformation isn’t just about the technology. It’s about people. So by digitally transforming your business you are aiming to digitise every single touchpoint of…