Journal Themes
Running pilots, trials, proofs of concept
As part of a wider transformation agenda focused on flexible working, a large organisation explored whether tablet devices could become a standard, supported part of its end‑user computing estate
From ideation to action: crossing a difficult gap in transformation
Most transformation programmes begin with no shortage of ideas, ambition, vision, opportunities and potential solutions - but transformation can falter because its difficult to bridge the gap between thinking and doing.
What is Parsons’ AGIL Model?
Talcott Parsons’ work sought to answer a big question: “How do societies maintain stability and order over time?”
Risks & Mitigations for changing a business name
Changing your business name can be a strategic move, but it comes with several risks that are worth considering and mitigating.
Examples of strategy language that needs converting
Strategy language is deliberately conceptual, written so the organisation can explore, ideate, innovate, and shape multiple possible routes without prematurely locking into detail. Without proper translation however, they can create chaos when they reach delivery teams.
The very things that make a business excellent in operations make it fragile during change
Capacity often becomes the biggest friction force hampering change delivery - not lack of ambition, not lack of vision, not lack of support, not lack of skill, not lack of money.
Transformation deserves the spotlight
I mean……I’m biased……but I’m ready for Transformation to steal some spotlight from it’s sexier-seeming cousins - Business Development and Innovation. Here’s my case.
Relying on “old playbooks”
A recent World Economic Forum/Bain analysis noted that “It’s now clear the rules of long-term planning are being rewritten” in an era of rolling disruptions.
Staring down reality - How resilience shows itself in strategy implementation
Diane Coutu’s Harvard Business Review article, How Resilience Works, reminds me that resilience, in people and in organisations, starts with the courage to see things as they are, not as we wish they were.
Academic foundations behind business development, transformation, and innovation
Many of these theoretical frameworks are both older than many realise, and influence us more than we might think.
Beyond performance management
For decades, management has been framed around a single dominant idea: managing people to a defined performance standard. But that framing becomes limiting when organisations are trying to change, not just perform.
A benefits roadmap by status
A benefits roadmap is a powerful addition to the project or programme delivery roadmap.
