Tag: Strategies
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This concept came up recently during a group discussion with my fellow mentors at Women in Technology event and it got me thinking. How boundaries are the extension and inversion of your values. Though I realise that many people, regardless of their age and experieince, often havent put the time and effort into understanding their…
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AI is now part of almost every business strategy conversation. But in the rush to automate, optimise, and scale… there are two fundamental human realities that are being consistently overlooked. And if we ignore them, we don’t just lose value, we create new problems. 1. Automating the “easy work” can frequently make jobs worse, not…
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One of the biggest mistakes I see is organisations starting with: “We need an AI strategy.” Well sure… But more than that… you need a business strategy that includes AI. AI is not the goal. It’s a lever. If you don’t anchor it to tangible outcomes, you’ll end up with: The shift that works: Start…
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In one of our internal team chats recently, a senior developer shared a fully working Power App he’d built ‘in his spare time’. No client. No backlog item. No sprint goal. Just… play. It was whimsical. It was clever. It made everyone smile. And quietly, it demonstrated an incredible depth of Power Platform capability. That…
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Sharing bad news is uncomfortable. Giving critique is uncomfortable. Even experienced leaders hesitate. In my experience, trust usually isn’t damaged by the news itself, it’s typically shaped by how clearly and steadily it’s delivered. Here are a few small wording shifts that can really help. Instead of: “I’m sorry to have to tell you this,…
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Let’s be honest. Excel is one of the most powerful digital tools ever created. Microsoft Excel has run finance teams, operations, projects, risk registers, asset tracking, compliance logs… you name it. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: When Excel becomes your system of record, your business starts to slow down. Not immediately. Gradually. Quietly. Then painfully.…
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AI is everywhere right now. But adoption? That’s where most organizations stall. If you’re leading AI conversations in your business, you’ve probably noticed something: Everyone wants AI. Few are ready for it. That’s exactly why the Microsoft AI Adoption Framework exists. What is the AI Adoption Framework? The AI Adoption Framework is a structured approach…
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As organisations begin deploying autonomous AI agents into real operational roles, one question matters more than almost any other: What happens when something goes wrong? Not just bugs or bad prompts, but outages, regional failures, or service disruptions. This is where BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) becomes critical, especially in the context of Azure…
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Most people talk about culture like it’s something leaders create and everyone else experiences. That’s comforting. Because it means if the culture is bad, it’s someone else’s fault. But the truth is harder and far more uncomfortable: Culture is built every day by ordinary people making ordinary choices. Not in strategy decks. Not in values…
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We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, workshop, or presentation. Someone asks a question. And for a split second… your mind goes completely blank. You know you’re capable. You’ve done the work. You understand the topic. But the way the question is asked throws you off, and suddenly you’re scrambling for words. The good…