"As the pace of change accelerates, more and more companies are finding themselves on the wrong side of the change curve." 

"The Future of Management" (2007) by Prof. Gary Hamel, with Bill Breen

We work with clients to help them visualise "tomorrow's business", plan how to get there, and manage the change.

Today, in any business,  change is no longer something done once and forgotten. Change is something that must become part of what doing business is about. Businesses need to continually renew and refresh themselves. What's involved may be major or it may impact only a particular product line or customer group. But, either way, change is continuous, so we may as well get used to the idea.

So, how does a business become one where change is just "part of the job"?

Meeting this challenge is hard, but it is one that can be inspiring and fun. And though we don't claim to have all the answers (don't believe those who say they do), we have many solutions that can help you.

Start by looking at our Core Beliefs. The points outlined there lead to the key challenges of change.  What businesses can then do to respond to these challenges provides the  framework for our approach to change. See if you agree; whether you do or you don't, we'd like to hear your views, so please get in touch.

Getting the IT right

Today, you can't deliver innovative business success if you are not harnessing the power of IT effectively. The trouble is, most Boards have not unlocked the the keys to the IT vault. They leave IT to the technicians. The result is that the real benefit of technology is simply left untapped. IT continues to be viewed as "the computer system", when in fact it's much, much more.

For example, today's novel information tool is Twitter, which is adding a new dimension - in marketing and sales reach, even in operations - to those organisations willing to explore. Yet Twitter is ultimately part of the IT conundrum that Boards must grapple with. Tomorrow it may be robots and nanotechnology that become part of everyday IT.

We understand how to work with Boards of companies to help them lose the fear of IT and become able, as a team, to really drive the IT agenda. To read about why this is so important look at the article "Corporate Governance of IT – Redesigning the Board’s role: from IT Management to Systemic Governance".

We are working with Infonomics, a leading Australian company in the field of Corporate Governance of IT, and recently spoke with that firm at a recent conference on IT Governance organised by the British Standards Institution - the BSI Group.