Digital Leadership

A while ago, I met a physics professor who was very annoyed with Richard Feynman. What had the Nobel prize winner done to deserve this wrath, I asked? The answer seemed to be something along the lines of “he was good at PR and bad at physics.” But surely, the…

Maybe the future classrooms blur the boundaries between the digital and the physical. They might look more like lounges than classrooms. The future might look like Hanyang Ontact Learning Metaverse Zone (HOLMZ). HOLMZ makes a bold statement, through an arrangement of technology, sofas, and small group study spaces, that future…

The formal education ecosystem has seen dynamic changes over the last decade and the advancements have brought many challenges that the legacy management style needs to address. …

It’s easier to do it all or do nothing than to do some things. Doing “some of the things” sounds far less sexy and requires a lot more discipline, but is almost always the right choice. Let’s work through these in order. Doing all the things! Doing it all takes a…

Change Your Perspective, Change Your Approach, and Change Your Outcomes! Blog Series Part 1: It's Time For A New Beginning The Critical Distinction Between Being Prepared Sufficiently Well and Well Enough as You Can Be As a Digital Transformation Leader, I have a big question: Are you prepared sufficiently well to embark on your digital transformation journey? No trick. You likely think you are. Statistically, you're not. But that's ok. A subtle yet very costly…

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the concept of leadership is undergoing a significant transformation. As the digital age continues to reshape the business landscape, leaders must develop new skills and strategies to stay ahead of the curve. …

The too-long/didn’t read: “‘ ready, fire, aim’ is not a good process.” To put a finer point on it, arts and cultural organizations (and for-profit businesses, too!) have a long track record of putting a lot of resources into a big initiative, only to see it miss the mark and…

Have you ever watched Arrested Development, the comedy series about a super rich family who suddenly goes broke? If not, it is my weekend recommendation for you. In the show, one of the characters called Tobias seems to go from one disaster after another. Finally, he decides that this time…

We talk about people-centred strategies a lot in the charity sector and I wanted to share my perspective on why they work and some things I’ve learnt to help steer conversations. TL; DR People-centred digital strategies stick. They are richer, have breadth and are more conscious of risks (internal and…