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Is disruptive action the same as anarchistic action?
Why do organisations hire enterprise architects, and why do they bring in external consultants in this field? The answer to this is not, that everything is going ‘splendidly well’ and they wish to share the spoils of victory with other players. No, rather the answer is the exact opposite. (more…)
ICT strategy is a strange beast. Often driven from both ends and squeezed in the middle. Still the servant of the greater Business strategy, it is often expected to deliver on technology goals from the ICT side of the business. Often as an external consultant, the idea of coming in to deliver an ICT strategy, can be viewed as part of the greater ‘Woods for the Trees‘ role of external consultants, and the consultant can find themselves as a pawn of a particular side of the organisation, often used to deliver a political backhander to one of the opposing sides. This is often not a problem, unless you don’t expect it. (more…)
Whilst the title of this post may appear to be a shameless grab for google traffic, it is in fact not the case at all. Promise. Many people in life spend their time looking for the 100% guaranteed solution to particular problems, this manifests itself in many ways with many different types of behaviour. In this post, we will look at one of them. (more…)
Organisations are all about people, process and culture. That is a recurring theme that you will read here many times. The problem with these three traits, is that they are all imperfect. The longer that any of these three facets of an organisation remain in place, the more entrenched, immovable, and invisible they become. (more…)
The Ponzi scheme was named after the world’s first (probably not) great fraudster, Charles Ponzi, and his ‘Mail Reply Coupon’ fraud from the 1920s. An incredible scheme that provides the opportunity for new investors’ money to be used to pay the dividends for the early investors, thus perpetuating the myth of exponential growth. The trick to winning with a Ponzi scheme is to be the one who starts it, but of course that is illegal. Many things in this world that look too good to be true, are often Ponzi schemes. (more…)
So how do large enterprises really work?
Regardless of published org charts, enterprises run on people, politics and culture. All three of these are hardy beasts that have stood the test of time. (more…)
Marketing is important. In fact in may be the most important thing in the world. I am not a marketing person. I know a few, and over time I have realised the importance of it all. This is not a marketing blog either. This is a blog about a range of issues across a range of topics. Some of the topics will become obvious fairly quickly, others will take time to evolve. Should anyone be reading this, then feel free to contribute to the dicussion. (more…)
Business Engagement and Transformation 