Transformation Professionals

Transforming an industry also means transforming the way you do business, and digital economy companies like Ocado look very different to others.

When Ocado started, the founders set out to change the…

A high IQ and an abundance of Emotional Intelligence are not enough for transformation leaders to thrive and sometimes survive for very long in large organisations.

The dynamics that exist both within…

Programme Management is a critical success factor in transformation.

But despite the best of intentions, hard work and a desire to succeed, many people assigned to manage and lead programmes are simpl…

While the digitisation of marketing, operations and the workforce is good and necessary, these alone won’t protect a company from disruption.

Every year we’re seeing new innovative business models tri…

The view of transformation and change can often be one-sided as it takes on the language of the originator and doesn't translate well to those who don't understand that language. This means that a br…

While offensive strategy in the digital economy is focused on achieving competitive advantage, defensive strategy is focused on fending off attacks from competitors.

Defensive responses attempt to neu…

There’s never been a need for organisational change management and a focus on the people side of change more than today, but a lot of organisations still struggle with it. Karen Ferris is the author …

In the past most people had no choice but to serve the owners of companies, and even these days, that's what most people do.

 But what I want more people to recognise is that you don't need another co…

Changing business outcomes requires people processes to change. The problem for many organisations is that they think new technology will do that, which is one reason why change and transformation in…

Most organisations today don't need to be convinced of the need to transform, but they do struggle with how to do it. The harsh reality is that despite the best of intentions, and billions spent in p…

While a business case is traditionally seen as somewhat of a justification-to-invest, it also helps shape the manner in which transformations unfolds.

Talking about strategy, vision, values, aims and …

It's been less than five years since most companies started talking about transformation.

 As the years have gone by, an increasing number of companies have closed down, and the poster-boy disruptors …

When strategy defines a direction and innovation defines the exciting unknown, how can you combine the two? 

 Innovation Capability enables organisations to generate, identify, assess, and realise new…

When teams don't have one common language to engage in transformation, so much gets lost in translation.

Ambiguity, confusion and the struggle to collaborate are just some of the words to describe the…