The Pattern Behind the Building Blocks: Why Each One Matters

Roughly every 20 years, a technology wave reshapes business. ERP automated operations (1960s-1980s). The Internet connected customers (2000s). IoT enabled smart products (2010s). AI is the fourth wave - transforming how expertise flows through teams. Unlike previous waves, AI disrupts knowledge hierarchies and challenges who controls information in your organization. Understanding this pattern reveals why AI implementation requires organizational change, not just technology deployment.

The 5 Building Blocks: A Digital Transformation Framework That Actually Works

70-80% of digital transformations fail. Not because the technology doesn't work, but because the pieces never connect. The 5 Building Blocks is a digital transformation framework that shows you where AI actually creates value - and why it's all about how information flows.

AI Strategy Reality Check: The Three Types Your Board Doesn’t Understand

Your board allocated budget supporting an AI strategy. Marketing wants generative AI. Operations wants predictive analytics. IT wants pattern recognition. Nobody's talking about the same thing - and that confusion is costing you real money.

What Would a Seasoned Executive Do? How a Virtual Executive Advisor Closes the Gap

13 November, 2025
IT Operations, Leadership, Out of the Box, Digital Strategy, Business Value of IT
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It's 3pm Thursday. You need a decision by Monday. You know the frameworks, but your situation is messier than any textbook. What if you had a virtual executive advisor with 40 years of experience available when you're stuck? Here's how applied wisdom bridges the gap between knowing and doing.

Fostering Strategic Thinking in a Tactical World: A New Manager’s Guide

9 January, 2024
People Management, Digital Strategy, Digital Leadership
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Notes from a coffee-talk coaching discussion; leadership approaches for encouraging strategic thinking in your team.

Digital Business Sustainability Components SDGs

The Eight Core Components of a Sustainable Digital Business

Can Digital Transformation drive your Sustainability programs? In this article, we provide a simple eight-part framework for understanding your Sustainable Digital Business.

Creating Digital Value for Customers

A meaningful digital transformation will provide a compelling answer to a simple question: Why? This article focuses on Customer Value; how to create digital value that truly matters for your Customers. (Part of a series of articles about Enterprise Value Creation for Digital Business.)

Creating Digital Value for Stock Holders

Your successful digital transformation must be driven by a compelling Why. In this article, we drill into the creation of a Great Stock, looking at Total Shareholder Return as the guiding metric. (Part of a series of articles about Enterprise Value Creation for Digital Business.)

Central vs. Decentral IT: Examples of Current Business Cases

Considering a change to a centralized or decentralized IT organization? Here are five real-world stories of companies making a change - there is no one obvious choice, it hinges on culture, value creation - and willingness to change.

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The Book Is Out!

A new book that simplifies the discussion around Digital Transformation.