Give us a break!
While the rest of the UK was up in arms about the granny tax and VAT on pasties, one particularly interesting piece of the budget announcement slipped by largely unnoticed
View ArticleCollaboration 3.0
Outside the work environment people are collaborating like never before.
View ArticleG4S Olympic security disaster should inform future C-levels
You would have to be sceptical about the claims that G4S only knew the extent of the problem a couple of weeks before the opening ceremony but at whatever point they did realise it was clearly too late.
View ArticleMagic wheels show real British leadership, innovation and spirit
The ethos to break everything down to its smallest component and then look at how each one can be improved individually - from cyclists bringing their pillows from home to ensuring they wear an...
View ArticleIn praise of local knowledge
CIOs from regional Britain are showing our national majors the way to invest in UK talent, encouraging startups and entrepreneurs and boosting the economy
View ArticleThe art of effective collaboration
Collaboration has to start with people and culture. This is not to say that tools and technologies aren’t important, but you have to start by creating the kind of environment that encourages people to...
View Article2013, its life Jim but not as we know it….
So another year draws to a close and a new one begins. I know I say this every year but where did 2012 go?
View ArticleKick start a startup
In 2012 my imagination was fired by the energy, invention, positivity and overall awesomeness of a huge variety of startups and startup support organisations that I met. But I was also dismayed by the...
View ArticleCIOs must not be seen as barriers to innovation
It's month three of my mission to build CIO support for UK startups and, unlucky for you, my missionary zeal has not dampened. If anything some interesting conversations this week have given it added...
View ArticleP is for procurement and process, process, process…
Procurement should be about developing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, about measuring value and performance on both sides.
View ArticleHow much disruption is too much?
Five years ago disruptive was a word reserved for difficult children and road works but now it seems disruptive behaviour is positively sought after - everybody wants a piece of it. It seems to have...
View ArticleDigital health for business
A few weeks ago I watched a fascinating episode of Horizon that looked at how the data being produced by our own bodies is being collected, collated and analysed in the most incredible ways to help not...
View ArticleIs it time to find a new way of working?
Spending some time with my kids at the weekend I was struck by the generational differences that exist in our expectations of time.
View ArticleCIOs must invest out of the bunker
The question is are we ready for growth? It might sound like a strange thing to say but the bunker mentality is actually a hard one to shift once it’s set in.
View ArticleFive things that definitely won't happen in 2014
So depending who you read 2014 is going to be the year of Big Data, mobile (Eric Schmidt – playing it pretty safe there), self driving cars, health apps and wearable computers. It will also be the year...
View ArticleIt pays to be brave - The Cisco approach
Working in the tech industry over the last month or so you can't have failed to notice John Chambers. The CEO of Cisco has been everywhere; he seems to be on a one-man mission to make Cisco the brand...
View ArticleBusiness evolution through new digital platforms
Rather than being constrained by what technology can do, organisations are now empowered by it. The Cambrian moment we are currently experiencing is as much about a huge shift in our approach to...
View ArticleCIOs its time to get on board as the digital catalyst
Judging the CIO 100 I am incredibly impressed by some of the things that have been achieved. On the flip side however there is also a…
View ArticleSet the data free
There is a lot talked about data – Big Data (and now small data), data analytics, data scientists, data management, etc, etc. I hate to…
View ArticleDemocratising data
Over the last few months I have been introduced to the fascinating world of Meet Ups.
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