Why Job Descriptions Need To Go

by | Jan 19, 2017

After hiring upwards of fifty people over the past ten years, I am ready to fess up. I loath writing job descriptions. A few years ago at a previous company, I introduced a new product director role within my business unit. I knew what I was after: someone who...

Stop confusing employee engagement and culture

by | Jan 5, 2017

Over Christmas, like many, I had time to catch up with family and friends I don’t get to see as often. Aside from the usual exchange of life updates, these conversations usually turn towards questions of work, namely: ‘What is it you’re doing at the moment?’. My usual...

Resolutions for Change in 2017

by | Dec 22, 2016

2016 has been quite a year. Any PESTLE analysis would paint a picture that contains more turmoil than most would have predicted 12 months ago. However, at Post*Shift, we have seen some glimmers of hope through better realisation from companies of their digital...

Organisations in the Entrepreneurial Age

by | Nov 24, 2016

From the Etsy store owners, Upworkers, and Uber drivers of the gig economy to the thousands of start-ups taking their place on the starting blocks in the great race to start-up success every year, there’s no doubt that technology has enabled a new era beyond the...

Defining the Operating Model for the Digital Enterprise

by | Sep 29, 2016

Earlier this week at the IOM Summit in Cologne, I gave a talk entitled ‘Defining the Operating Model for the Digital Enterprise’ that outlined what I think are the two key foundations of a digitally transformed enterprise: An operating system that coordinates...

The Future Of The Professional Services Firm

by | Sep 8, 2016

The structure and practices of professional services firms go back hundreds of years, and they have been well-suited to an era of individual expertise. Previously, firms themselves consisted of buildings, brands, and a common understanding of how to work in a given...