The Hidden Cost of Drift Most organisations do not lose value in one big moment. They lose it slowly. A project starts with good intent. A system needs replacing. Reporting needs improving. Processes need to be cleaned up. Everyone agrees something needs to change. At...
Every long-term entity has a Roadmap. The question is who built yours. Life has one. A product has one. Infrastructure has one. A business has one. Technology programs have one. Your career has one. But here's what most executives never stop to examine: a significant...
The Basics Are Not Beneath You Most things worth doing are simple. Not easy. Simple. A healthy body. Financial stability. Strong relationships. The principles aren't complicated — consistency, attention, honest feedback, and a willingness to adjust when something...
Your ERP Program Has Five Dimensions. Most Steering Committees Watch One. What you're monitoring, what you're missing, and why the gap between them is where programs go wrong. You get a status report every fortnight. It tells you the program is on track. Milestones...
Your ERP Project Is Green. The dashboard says everything is on track. Scope — controlled. Budget — within tolerance. Timeline — amber at worst, green most weeks. The steering committee gets its report. The sponsor nods. The project moves forward. What could go wrong?...
You Are Not Paying for Your ERP Program You are paying for your reluctance to make hard calls inside it- The cost of drift. Most executives assume the cost of a struggling technology program is the number on the variance report — the budget overrun that needs...
Change Starts With Belief On the surface, we think people act because of pain and pleasure. We avoid pain. We seek comfort. We look for safety, recognition, certainty and control. In organisations, this is easy to see. People avoid difficult conversations. They hold...
Play vs. Competition The confusion most of us carry — and the cost we don't see Most of us are more tired than the work justifies. The hours are long, yes. The decisions are hard, yes. But if we're honest, a lot of the exhaustion isn't coming from the work...