Getting lost in the organisational cave

by | Jul 25, 2023

Organisations generate rules and guidelines to govern behaviour and to avoid problematic outcomes, but over time these rules can chip away at the sense of ownership, autonomy and accountability that we want to see in a modern workplace. Getting the balance right is...

Create awareness of reality through bottom-up strategy

by | Jul 29, 2022

Bottom-up strategy, a business approach that prioritises employees’ ideas and feedback, is gaining momentum. The approach encourages employees to share their ideas, which are then evaluated for potential implementation. This method contrasts with the traditional...

Best Business Books 2021: Right out in the open

by | Nov 8, 2021

2021’s best business books reveal the importance of transparency, collaboration, and diversity in the modern corporate world. ‘Right Out in the Open’ by GitLab’s CEO, Sid Sijbrandij and Inc. magazine editor-at-large, Darren Murph, highlights...

A Practical Model for Distributed Digital Leadership

by | Jun 12, 2019

Last week I presented a model of digital leadership and strategy at #SocialNow in Lisbon. Here is the text of my talk, with slides embedded at the end…   It is very hard to succeed with digital transformation in an established organisation without...