Transformation at the speed of Haier

The Financial Times published an update on Chinese firm Haier’s ongoing transformation yesterday that provides a useful insight into the thinking of CEO Zhang Ruimin. We have documented some of the Haier story and its innovative management techniques in...

Organisations in the age of algorithms

Earlier this week, I gave a talk at the excellent State of the Net event in Milan about organisations in the age of algorithms. I have embedded the slides at the bottom of this post, but here is an outline of what I had to say. This is an exciting time for...

How to Run an Agile Digital Transformation Programme

Digital Transformation is not simply the addition of new technology to existing business and operating models. It goes deeper than that, with implications for all aspects of how we organise the value chain, including the internal structure of the...

Cultivating future leaders of digital transformation

Due to the rise of social tools in the workplace, the growing importance of social media and more recently the impact of digital transformation on how organisations are structured and managed, digital skills and knowledge of new ways of working are now at a premium....