I’m currently rolling out MS Teams as part of a transformation programme, and am personally delivering training across the organisation. Why? I hear you ask….. Well for two reasons Its like back to the floor for me, allowing me to spend time with a wide range of people; its amazing what I’ve been learning and … Continue reading
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Thoughts working from home
It’s OK to find it hard at times. We have lost many of our structures and routines and normal channels of social contact. Most don’t like to own up to finding things hard, but it’s normal to struggle at the best of times and especially now. Be brave; talk about what you are finding difficult … Continue reading
Fund Managment and IT Leadership – same thing?
What’s running the most successful world index fund worth£16bn got to do with IT leadership? After too many years to remember in IT support, change and leadership, I’ve decided to do a series of blogs on a variety of topics this year. The first is prompted by receiving the annual fund report from Terry Smith … Continue reading
Leadership in a changing world
I hosted a panel session on this topic at the CIO Global Banking Summit being held in London this week. My topic is Leadership and Change, prompted by work I’m doing to think about why change is successful. This blog is updated version with feedback from the conference discussion in italics. At Aldermore, I’ve been … Continue reading
Learning from the Chief Marketing Officers
In IT we often struggle with communication and engagement. At a CIO event recently, I decided for a change to see what I could learn from the experts and moved rooms to attend a number of presentations from a Chief Marketing officer (CMO) event running in parallel. Looking at the world from someone else’s perspective always … Continue reading
