Volatility… Some see risk, some see new possibilities Some fear loss of ‘control’, some adapt and grow How do you see Volatility; Threat or Opportunity? Check-out the article, co-authored with Steelwedge CEO Glen Margolis, just published by Industry Week here
Tag Archives: Joined-up Decision-making
The Future of S&OP? IBF/APICS BotB Conference Panel
What will it look like? How will it work? Why does it need to change? … I’ve just been in London at IBF and APICS first ever Best of the Best Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Conference outside of the US, which was a great … Read More →
‘Best of the Best’… Be There!
We’re proud to be part of organising and speaking at this year’s ‘Best of the Best S&OP Conferences’ in association with the Institute of Business Forecasting and APICS. In London on 10-11 May, and Chicago on 14-15 June 2012, these sessions bring together insight, first-hand … Read More →
Control and Growth – Tipping the Balance in a ‘VUCA’ World
We Live in Dynamic Times Natural disasters, technological disruptions, transitory advantages, fractured markets, multifarious competitors, increasingly demanding customers and fickle consumers. Thanks to the military, we have a useful descriptor for the conditions and environment these drivers create; ‘VUCA’ – volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity… … Read More →
The Growth-Control Paradox – A Webinar
VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) is the new normal in global business. After decades of building finely wrought supply chains, it took just a few days of “Black Swan” events in the past year to break them apart. In fact, 2011 was a record-breaking … Read More →
A Liberating Structure…
Do you have a strategy? And what are your chances of executing it? Is it based on penetrating insights and clear choices about direction, or is it endless analysis or superficial PowerPoint template-style presentations? Is there a rich dialogue taking advantage of the full spectrum … Read More →
Joined-up Decision Making – What’s Your Perspective?
Assuming you have made some big choices and so are clear on your organisation’s strategic direction – how are you going to bring your strategy to life
Putting the ‘T’ into Leadership
No, it’s not an example of our bad spelling; it’s a way of overcoming ‘silo thinking’ and looking at a critical leadership quality necessary for establishing joined-up thinking and behaviour. Beyond the Function… Most big, positive changes in business – for example, bringing to life … Read More →
Asking the Right Questions
We want answers! We want accurate forecasts; we want to know the specific, measurable, actions that will give us the outcomes we desire; we want opportunities without the risk; we want certainty, whatever the circumstances; we want to be ‘in control’. Well intended, maybe, but … Read More →
The ‘Gap’ – Excuses or Creative Tension?
‘Mind the gap’ is a phrase that will be familiar to passengers of subway systems the world over. While clearly a warning in the context of passengers crossing the gap between the station platform and the train door, the same notion potentially holds the key … Read More →