I must admit that being part of a generation whose future has been decided for them by people who will be the least affected is a pretty hard pill to swallow. I’m afraid that it is almost impossible to write anything not in the context of Brexit because it would feel irrelevant today. As businesses …
Brexit and why Innovation is More Important than Ever Read More »
In my last post, I highlighted the advice from top CEOs who spoke at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on how to successfully undertake digital transformation. I shared how selected leaders plan to move the needle in the years ahead and what the enablers are to moving towards a digital culture. The question …
Digital Transformation – Connection, Partnerships and Speed Read More »
If I’m happy that I did one thing today, it would be watching this video: Click Here It was the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on ‘The Digital Transformation of Industries’ (which was second only in oversubscription figures to the panel featuring Kevin Spacey). This is doubly exciting to me as it ties together two …
Digital Transformation – The Future Belongs to the Fast Read More »
Businesses are focusing more and more on ‘Digital Consumers’ and how do they sell and innovate in the Digital Market place in a very competitive arena. What they really need to focus on, are the digital consumers within their businesses. People are, first and foremost, a company’s greatest asset and they have to be number …
The Most Important Digital Consumer: The Employee Read More »
“Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom research has revealed, with record ownership and use transforming the way we communicate.” If businesses were waiting for further confirmation that they need to adapt in order to facilitate a ‘mobile’ workforce; this is it. “Ofcom’s 2015 Communications Market Report finds that …
A 'Mobile' Workforce as Smartphones Overtake Laptops Read More »
Internal Comms is evolving. Using data and business intelligence you can improve the quality of your communication and not just broadcast but listen. No more communicating with a blindfold! Through a process of uncertainty, employees need to be always informed and directly listened to by capturing questions and cynicism at the root before it has …
I have just started reading @adwooldridge ‘s book, The Great Disruption, a fascinating collection of his Schumpeter columns in The Economist that address the causes and consequences of the unprecedented disruption of business over the past five years. Bingo I thought! A way I can combine my love for all things comms and the digital revolution with my …
Even if your strategy is a masterpiece, you need to bring everybody with you Read More »
This week, the ‘Engage for Success’ task force joined together to inspire and debate the latest ideas in internal communication technology. Stewart Monk, Oracle’s Director of Human Capital Management presented: A technology view of social; the employee engagement impact and the wider commercial aspect. We are ultimately deciphering the successes and failures of HR technology …
As most of my friends settle into their 3-year Graduate scheme of making coffee and filling in spread-sheets; I tell them I’m a Product Evangelist. Most of them ask me what the hell is that? Or assume I’ve had some sort of epiphany and perhaps I have. Apart from following Guy Kawasaki on twitter I …
How to be the best product evangelist in the world Read More »
I read with interest today that according to research by Ofcom, people are spending more time communicating than sleeping. Is this really a positive thing and good for our work-life balance? In my opinion, this research shows that people love to feel connected. Heaven knows we love our technology and devices. My children are permanently …
