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2025 A Year of Transformation, Challenge, and Pragmatic Hope
Governance and Decision-making
December 17, 2025

2025 A Year of Transformation, Challenge, and Pragmatic Hope

2025 A Year of Transformation, Challenge, and Pragmatic Hope explores change, resilience, and realistic optimism shaping decisions and growth

Why Australian Productivity Initiatives Fail - And What Global Leaders Do Differently
Strategy
December 2, 2025

Why Australian Productivity Initiatives Fail - And What Global Leaders Do Differently

Explore why Australian productivity fails and uncover the key factors affecting efficiency, growth, and workplace performance today.

The Resourcing Trap: Why Technology Transformations Fail When Organisations Are Under-Prepared
Strategy
November 12, 2025

The Resourcing Trap: Why Technology Transformations Fail When Organisations Are Under-Prepared

Learn to avoid common pitfalls with The Resourcing Trap and discover strategies to optimize resources and achieve better results.

The Hidden Cost of Conflicted Advice: Vendor Kickbacks and Billing Inflation
Governance and Decision-making
November 11, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Conflicted Advice: Vendor Kickbacks and Billing Inflation

Uncover The Hidden Cost of Conflicted Advice and learn how unbiased guidance can protect your decisions and maximize outcomes.

Unlocking AI's True Potential in Enterprise: Strategies for Better Outcomes in Data and Business Intelligence
Governance and Decision-making
July 21, 2025

Unlocking AI's True Potential in Enterprise: Strategies for Better Outcomes in Data and Business Intelligence

Unlock AI's true potential in enterprise, drive innovation, boost efficiency, and transform decision-making with smart, scalable AI solutions.

Navigating Limited Software Options: A Strategic Guide to Achieving Optimal Outcomes
Strategy
July 21, 2025

Navigating Limited Software Options: A Strategic Guide to Achieving Optimal Outcomes

In the enterprise software world, thrive amid niche scarcity. Uncover hidden options, evaluate vendors wisely, augment strategically - avoid pitfalls.

Is This Opportunity in Your Blind Spot?
Governance and Decision-making
July 12, 2021

Is This Opportunity in Your Blind Spot?

Customers want to improve their lives through the products and services they use. They generally prefer to deal with a handful of businesses rather than many...

Overcome Change Fatigue and Achieve
Continuous Improvement
June 16, 2021

Overcome Change Fatigue and Achieve

Are you feeling fatigued from change? You are not alone. Change fatigue can be a significant challenge during times like the ones we are going through.

The Not-For-Profit Paradox
Continuous Improvement
May 18, 2021

The Not-For-Profit Paradox

For-profit or not-for-profit? Is that the question? Perhaps not! All organisations need to make a profit over a sustained period...

See value right under your nose
Technology Best Practices
March 12, 2021

See value right under your nose

What if valuable resources are right under our noses, and we don't recognise them for what they are! This may be more common than we realise...

Embrace Change as the Norm
Continuous Improvement
February 19, 2021

Embrace Change as the Norm

Change is accelerating on many fronts. Economic, organisational, political, social, cultural. Change is now inevitable for organisations, and needs...

Improve Vision and Decision-Making
Governance and Decision-making
November 18, 2020

Improve Vision and Decision-Making

Remember when some organisations spoke about 20/20 vision in 2020?! It's been difficult to see far ahead this year - and decision-making...

Improve your Organisation in any Climate
Strategy
October 14, 2020

Improve your Organisation in any Climate

Last week the British Government launched an investigation into how an Excel spreadsheet glitch led to nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases going unreported...

Inspired to streamline projects
Continuous Improvement
September 23, 2020

Inspired to streamline projects

What a month! The COVID situation is improving in Australia with a significant reduction of active cases in the last fortnight

Governments Must Enable, Not Stifle, Private Enterprise
Strategy

Governments Must Enable, Not Stifle, Private Enterprise

In recent years, I've observed a concerning trend among governments in Australia and around the world: a growing propensity to overreach.

When Software Isn't Working: What's the Next Step
Continuous Improvement

When Software Isn't Working: What's the Next Step

It's a scenario no organisation wants to face: the software you've invested in isn't delivering the results you expected.

How to Choose the Best Software for Your Tech Stack
Core System Change

How to Choose the Best Software for Your Tech Stack

Before embarking on the journey to select the right software solutions, it is crucial to understand your tech stack requirements clearly.

The Strategic Approach to System Integration: Choosing the Right Solution for Long-Term Success
Strategy

The Strategic Approach to System Integration: Choosing the Right Solution for Long-Term Success

In an increasingly connected business environment, system integration isn't just a technical requirement; it's a strategic imperative.

Discontinued Software has Become a Significant Hazard for Organisations
Core System Change

Discontinued Software has Become a Significant Hazard for Organisations

The software we use in organisations has become intrinsically linked to how we work, shaping many of the processes we've developed.

Why It's Crucial to Integrate Change Management and Project Management
Continuous Improvement

Why It's Crucial to Integrate Change Management and Project Management

Historically Change Management and Project Management have been seen as two separate functions; the former with a focus on people, and the latter on processes.

The Importance of Being Emergent: How to Adopt an Emergent Mindset for Business Success
Strategy

The Importance of Being Emergent: How to Adopt an Emergent Mindset for Business Success

Emergent. It's a powerful word, and offers an even more powerful approach to leading your organisation. With a stated meaning of something new...

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