Tag: Change Leadership

For the third consecutive year, HBR Analytics Services has researched contemporary data use, focusing on its applicability to generative AI. The report—“Scaling Generative AI for Value: Data Leader Agenda for 2025”—spans multiple industries and companies globally. It’s time as conversations have noticeably pivoted from abstract use cases and generative AI pilots to a desire to […]

The Data Hoarding Trap Many organizations are guided by the adage “Knowledge is power.” Teams closely guard their data to maintain an internal competitive edge. But what if this mentality is holding your company back? Imagine your marketing team has gathered valuable data on customer preferences but fails to share that information with your product […]

Digital transformation can offer organizations improved efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, and the ability to stay competitive, but the journey is often fraught with challenges. One key hurdle is motivating employees to embrace new technologies and ways of working. An innovative approach to overcoming these challenges is gamification, a strategy that uses game-like elements to engage […]

The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice. —Brian Herbert, Author When I was 10, my parents bought me a Sinclair ZX81. The slim plastic-encased computer had a stick-on keyboard and a precariously attached memory pack. Programs were saved on cassette tapes. […]

Dive deep into individual experiences beyond data metrics to uncover blindspots and build lasting trust by focusing on customer needs – a compelling case study on embracing change while preserving core values.

With AI’s rapid evolution, boards face multi-faceted risks requiring diverse oversight, technical expertise, agile risk-mitigation, clear values guiding deployment, and robust cybersecurity – proactively managing uncertainties while capturing AI’s transformative potential.

Unlocking innovation demands aligning talent strategy with organizational aspirations; an oil company’s overlooked compensation model discouraged risk-taking, undermining its transformation goals until leadership revised employee stock rewards.

Generative AI demands a pragmatic strategy to identify value, embrace agility, scale intelligently, experiment rapidly, and prioritize responsible deployment.

All organisations are perfectly aligned to get the results they get. —Stephen R. Covey, Educator and Author My first blog post on untangling your organisational hairball describes six focus areas to increase organisational agility. The first is to be highly aligned. As the Cheshire Cat remarked in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “If you don’t know […]

Transformation is not a destination; it’s a journey of continuous growth and self-discovery. —Tony Robbins I used to run regularly until life got in the way. I now intend to spend a boatload of money on fitness gear and fit running around all my other activities, probably starting in the new year. I anticipate being […]