One of my favourite examples of digital transformation is Air New Zealand. It’s a favourite because I get to fly Air New Zealand regularly to locations around the world, and so experience first-hand (some of) the innovations they have introduced. Those innovations include: – check-in machines in the […]
I met with a client earlier today to discuss running one of my workshops with his team so they could understand the possibilities (and warnings) of Office 365 in advance of unleashing the new tools on the firm. When we sat down in the coffee shop he put […]
One of my key themes is called Re-Imagine Effective Work to Transform Possibilities to Realities, which I describe this way: Taking a wide view of the business world reveals many challengers to current industry business models, often fuelled by new technological innovations that are creatively applied to overturn […]
In 5 weeks I’ll be up in Auckland for the Digital Workplace Conference. In addition to the two workshops I will be presenting, I am delighted to announce here that I will be presenting the opening keynote for the conference. Change Management for Digital Transformation Achieving digital transformation […]
One of the decisions facing firms evaluating Office 365 or already using the toolset is when to stay native and when to bring in complementary tools. There is a growing ecosystem of add-on tools for Office 365, for tasks such as initial migration, ongoing management, delegated administration, backup […]
A study of call centre workers by the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health found that workers with standing desks made about one half additional successful call per hour in comparison to co-workers who sat while working. The workers with standing desks alternated between standing […]
Andrew shares the thinking and practices of Parse.ly’s fully distributed team, looking at the history underlying his way of managing the firm, the role of face-to-face communication, and how to work day-to-day in a distributed environment. It’s a good case study, conveying some great ideas. Here’s the piece […]
Yesterday I presented a condensed version of the driving effective use workshop, albeit without a specific Office 365 focus. The “masterclass” was presented online to 10-12 people in Australia. After setting the scene (“What Does Effective Use Look Like?”), one of the questions from a delegate in the […]
While a couple of the readers of my new book have posted their responses publicly (thanks again Stuart and Volker – anyone else, please accept this an invitation to do likewise!), others have written to me privately. Two of my favourite comments so far are: “Great stuff! This […]
I’m excited to be attending and speaking at the Digital Workplace Conference New Zealand in Auckland in early August. In addition to a conference talk or two, I have signed up to present both a pre-conference and post-conference workshop. I joked with a friend that I was a […]
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