Why Transformation and Defragmentation Are Two Sides of the Same Coin in Marketing

Lucy Goudie·8 October 2024·Strategy & Innovation

...Coming from the world of telecoms, where scale and personalisation go hand in hand, I’ve seen first-hand how internal fragmentation can stifle growth and efficiency. Now, as I shift into marketing services, I’m watching history repeat itself: agencies are consolidating, struggling with complexity, and trying to offer bespoke services across… Read More...

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Driving Cost Transformation – Principles, Challenges, and Measuring Impact  

Shaun Taylor·8 October 2024·People & Change

...Everything just keeps getting harder, and as the business landscape gets more complex, cost transformation has become a crucial capability for enhancing profitability and driving sustainable growth. Drawing on my extensive experience as a CIO, COO, and Chief Transformation Officer, particularly in private equity environments, I’ve seen how structured cost transformation can… Read More...

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The Art of Going Slow to Go Fast in Transformation Execution

Shaun Taylor·20 August 2024·Delivery

...In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, executive teams and transformation leaders are under immense pressure to drive their organisations to adapt, evolve, and transform. The pace of change creates the need to go fast, but the art lies in going slow whether the goal is to update an operating model,… Read More...

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Beyond Digital Transformation – Getting Back On Track With The Wisdom Methodology

Simon Ratcliffe·5 August 2024·Delivery

...If digital transformation is as broken as it seems, how do we get it back on track? There are endless ‘quick fix lists’ and ‘digital transformation playbooks’ constantly in circulation, but the reality is that some absolute fundamentals must be in place before any digital transformation will be effective. Few… Read More...

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Beyond Digital Transformation – The Legacy Dimension

Simon Ratcliffe·23 July 2024·The Case For Digital Transformation

...The pace of technology inevitably means that any organisation over 20 years old will have been through multiple cycles of technological change. As technology develops in rapid cycles, virtually every organisation has at least one component regarded as a legacy. Legacy has different meanings, and that is often one of… Read More...

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Beyond Digital Transformation – What Will It All Cost?

Simon Ratcliffe·7 July 2024·The Case For Digital Transformation

...We are past the time when not understanding the power of technology is an issue. It is generally and widely accepted that technology is a necessary driver in most organisations. Now, instead of the issue of whether we need technology, it has become one of the value of technology. Unfortunately,… Read More...

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Beyond Digital Transformation – The People Dimension

Simon Ratcliffe·25 June 2024·People & Change

...The people dimension of any organisation is complex at the best of times, but during a transformational period, it becomes far more complex, with so many elements that need careful exploration. Where Are The Decisions Made? The first question to ask is, who is setting the… Read More...

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Beyond Digital Transformation

Simon Ratcliffe·17 June 2024·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Digital Transformation still figures highly on many Board Agendas and Annual Reports. After several years of reactive behaviour, the focus has returned to setting new strategic goals to prepare for the future in what is becoming a highly disrupted world. VUCA is the new norm. Economic troubles, war zones, supply… Read More...

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The Galapagos Framework: A new approach to digital transformation

Brian Harkin·15 March 2024·Delivery

...As an experienced CTO and transformation leader, I’d like to share some observations on digital transformation and propose a new framework to help organisations realise the business outcomes they hope it will deliver. Introducing The Galapagos Framework There is a huge amount of strategic spend on digital transformations against a backdrop… Read More...

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Transformation Ready or Not?

Chris Barrett·6 March 2024·Delivery

...Business Transformation is a simple game based on providing clarity of purpose and building the capability to deliver against that clear purpose.  It is terribly simple[1]  Every organisation needs the leadership capability to inspire transformation and provide that clarity of purpose.  Every organisation also needs the transformation delivery… Read More...

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Transformation in Private Equity: Delivering the Value Creation Plan (VCP)

Chris Barrett·5 March 2024·Delivery

...To use a musical analogy, for any portfolio company (PortCo), strategy and transformation are in the same band.  If your Value Creation Plan doesn’t align with your Transformation Delivery Plan then you probably need to put the band back together. The best articulation of a Strategy for a Private Equity… Read More...

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Reducing the risk of transformation failure.

Shaun Taylor·19 February 2024·Delivery

...Imagine investing £5m to £50m or more in a business with a 70% failure rate. According to McKinsey, Boston, and Bain, that’s what many organisations do when they embark on transformation initiatives. A recent Forbes article says 31% of CEO change is for not managing change well enough. A Gartner… Read More...

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