Breaking Through Buzzword Clutter: Sustainability

Sustainability is the newest and hottest buzzword – and still people ask what it all means. It’s a big topic, but we can break it into manageable pieces. As a first step, it is enough to understand the three broad concepts of Environment, Economics, and Community, and how this bigger picture will fit into your strategic plans and tactical actions.

Breaking through Buzzword Clutter: Innovation

12 March, 2022
Purposeful Innovation, Digital Leadership
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Innovation feels like the holy grail – but once you get past the "big idea," how do you make it happen in the trenches? These five accelerators – along with one magic ingredient – will make innovation real for your organization.

Breaking Through Buzzword Clutter: Complexity

23 January, 2022
Communication, Knowledge Management, Productivity, Purposeful Innovation
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Complexity means different things to different people in different conversations. Are we trying to simplify a process? Complexity is bad. Understand a supply chain? Complexity is good. Don't buzzword your initiatives with "complexity" until you get a wee bit more specific.

Four Technology Insights for Engaging Remote Teams

Collaboration is a participation sport. To make it all work, everyone needs to change their behavior. And if you want your new technology tools to drive the process forward, you need to practice using them – every chance you get.

5 Powerful Tactics for Engaged Remote Teams

Distributed teams, working out of the office, are becoming the norm. Much has been written about building effective remote teams – but are they truly engaged remote teams? Here are five things high-powered teams (and their leaders) must do to succeed (no technology required).

Creating Digital Value for Employees

Your digital transformation needs a compelling answer to a simple question: Why? This article talks about creating digital value by building a Great Company, with Employee Engagement as a guiding metric. (Part of a series of articles about Enterprise Value Creation for Digital Business.)

Digital Business Continuity – A Whole New World

16 April, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major disruption for all businesses; the impact and value of Digital Thinking can no longer be deferred and ignored. The last in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

Digital Business Continuity – Resilience and the Strategic Pivot

8 April, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to change. Some are still in react mode, while others are being more proactive. Might this disruption be an opportunity to change their business model? One in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity; real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

Digital Business Continuity – Finding New Strength

3 April, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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Stories about Business Continuity during the coronavirus pandemic are all about flexibility - and adapting for the long haul. Third in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.

Digital Business Continuity – Supporting a Work-From-Home Culture

26 March, 2020
Change Management, Purposeful Innovation
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Conversations about Business Continuity during the coronavirus pandemic always start with Work-From-Home. Second in a series of articles about Digital Business Continuity – real-time lessons learned, improvements we can make now and in the future.