Digital Disruption

I recently gave an interview about what it takes to transform. I gave my views, insights and approaches on how I support organisations and what is involved. Whilst not a full deep dive, there are some great nuggets in here to help you on your journey, wherever you are right now.

Remaining relevant in any sector is key. Transformation doesn't happen by accident, it happens by design.

Today I'm joined by my good friend Chris Perks, Managing Director at ITG and in this episode we breakdown the key steps to designing a transformation and discuss the key differences between adaptation and innovation!

The headlines are full of stories of retail brands going out of business as digital technologies and online continue to disrupt.

Joining me on this episode is Simon Ward, the founder and CEO of ITG (Inspired Thinking Group). For 10 years ITG have been at the forefront of supporting retailers to innovate and transform. Simon shares his thoughts on innovation, keeping things simple and remembering is not all about technology!

Mustafa Zaidi is a highly experienced CTO having worked for both GE (General Electric) in the USA and Honeywell. He was once also my CTO before heading out to Malaysia where his now the CTO of Socar.

Mustafa shares his experience in what it takes to build agile innovation teams in both small and large companies.

Digital capabilities are what enable any organisation to innovate and are a key pillar when its comes to Digital Transformation.

The public sector can not only learn from, but also collaborate with the private sector when it comes building digital capabilities saving time and monday. In this episode I interview James Wilson from Assista Consulting, an expert in digital transformation within the Health Care sector.

Managing change is a critical part of any transformation. Implementing the right Culture and aligning the entire organisation is key to the success of any digital transformation.

In today's episode I'm joined by Joe McGourley. Joe is a highly experienced change manager having lead change programmes in major corporations. Joe and I discuss two of the six pillars of transformation, Culture and People and Business Alignment and what it takes to successfully manage change, sharing tips, tricks and learnings.

Are you fragile, or agile? Today's guest is James Studdart, AKA the Cynical Developer. James is a .NET developer, solutions architect and team leader based in the UK. A highly experienced Lead Developer working on the front lines of innovation, James knows a thing or two about what it takes to get innovation teams in place.

In today's episode James and I talk about agile innovation. James shares his perspective on building agile innovation capabilities and what it takes to build agile teams. We discuss Jame's talk titled "You're Fragile, Not Agile" and there are plenty of learnings for the senior leadership on what to do, and what not to do, when it comes to building Agile Innovation.

Culture and People are one of the six pillars of digital transformation. Transforming businesses requires high performing teams and a great culture.

In this episode I talk to Fiona Conway, Director of Customer Operations at Santander. Fiona shares her story and experience on taking large groups of people in a corporate environment and creating a great culture and high performing teams.

Taking a business on a digital transformation isn't easy, not least when its an organisation operating in a heavily regulated environment with lots of legacy.

In this weeks episode I interview Nick Chadbourne, CEO of LMS (Legal Marketing Services). Nick talks candidly about what it takes to lead a business through a transformation and the importance of innovation.

In this episode I introduce what this Podcast is all about, my background and the 6 pillars of digital transformation.

Each episode of the Podcast I will be bringing you the stories of founders, CEO's, innovative thinkers and the people at the grass roots level inside organisations driving through digital disruption and change. Sharing their stories, lessons learned and how they are successfully leveraging technology, to disrupt and driving through change.