For mid-tier CFOs it's harder still Firstly, you have to organise the finances of a multi-million dollar business, which is…
HOW A DAY OF TEACHING BECAME A DAY OF LEARNING
I went back to school a couple of weeks ago. Well, not school as such, university: University of Sydney to…
BUILDING A BUSINESS FOR TOMORROW
BOSSES! You're the biggest problem most businesses have with their IT and its dragging your profit per person DOWN. Business…
YOU NEED TO KNOW
You don't know, what you don't know Nearly all business leaders know this, and nearly all know they don't know…
MAXIMISE THE VALUE OF YOUR IT
How often do you assess your IT? Do you test the quality of the technology AND importantly, how it serves…
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
This is a hot topic currently and one the marketers seem to be claiming for themselves. But if you limit…
FAILING FAMILY OWNED MID-TIER BUSINESSES
About 70% of mid-tier businesses are family owned. Over two thirds won't survive until the next generation. And nearly 90%…
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE WARES
There are three ‘wares’ in the IT world: hardware, software and the often-forgotten, firmware. Hardware – The physical machines that…
YOU CAN’T MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE
This quote from Peter Drucker tells us that business improvement only happens when we track performance. But in his day,…
YOUR IT IS ONLY A COST WHEN YOU DO IT BADLY
Far too many CEOs, CFOs and other business leaders think of IT as a cost. BUT THEY ARE WRONG! This…
DIGITAL DISRUPTION
Just about every industry is ripe for disruption, and there’s an almost limitless array of opportunities for any business that…
PODCAST – STORIES BEHIND THE GRIND
Super excited to be the subject of Aidan Vuocolo's Stories Behind the Grind podcast this week. Delightful to be able…
GET THE POINT?
Super excited, and a bit nervous too, after being invited to deliver some lectures at University of Sydney The topic,…
DEVELOPMENT 101 CHECKLIST
Many startups seem to have a limited grasp of what they want to make This WILL increase development costs So,…
CURE THE DISEASE
Your team is only working 3 hours a day. For the other 5 hours, they're checking #facebook, #instagram and other…
THE BIRTH OF DIGITAL DISRUPTION
Yesterday would have been the 100th birthday of Dr Trevor Pearcey, the creator of #CSIRAC, Australia's first electronic computer. And…
5 SMALL IMPROVEMENTS
All too often, businesses seem to be looking for a panacea, that one IT solution or system, the next big…
DAIRY DIGITAL DISRUPTION
I spent the weekend immersed in all things dairy and precision #agtech with 'The Ladies' at BenMar farm on NSW…
1 TINY MISTAKE – 3 BIG PROBLEMS
Business leaders typically offload responsibility for IT. It's usually left to the finance team to 'manage'. But this innocuous request…
5 PRINCIPLES OF TECHNOLOGY USE
For many business leaders, the enormity of the IT world and the complexity of business systems can be challenging at…
EVANGELISTS – IT SUPERGLUE
Your IT is seen from 3 different perspectives. The team is most familiar with what it does. The bosses are…
10 TIPS FOR SMES WHEN CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Only the simplest of microbusinesses can survive without modern technology, and this means that we need to be on top…
3 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
I met with a business owner recently who understands the value and importance of IT in not just his business,…
NUMBER 1 BEST SELLING BUSINESS BOOK
NUMBER 1 BEST SELLING BUSINESS BOOK NUMBER 1 BEST SELLING in COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY NUMBER 1 BEST SELLING in BUSINESS…
OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH TODAY
I'm super excited to announce that TODAY, my book 'Doing IT for Money - A Business Leader’s Guide to Improving…