My daughter is in Grade 7 and is a member of her school orchestra. During the school’s music week, parents were invited to attend music lessons. I attended the orchestra lesson and observed several valuable lessons that are worth sharing. Be passionate The kids start their orchestra lessons at 6:30 am, an hour before schoolContinue reading “Harmonizing Success: Valuable Lessons Learned from a School Orchestra Practice Session”
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Innovation is in the eye of the beholder – What does this mean for Cybersecurity
The nature of cyber security is undergoing rapid evolution. Cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent, violent, and sophisticated. The threats continue to come in fast and furious. We’ve seen severe business outages in every sector. Whether you’re in finance, infrastructure, or healthcare does not matter. If you’re making money, you can expect an attack. Cyber securityContinue reading “Innovation is in the eye of the beholder – What does this mean for Cybersecurity”
Application modernisation – The building blocks of customer-centric innovation
It was a beautiful setting at the 12 Apostles hotel in the Western Cape. Leaders across the industry came together, nestled between the foot Table mountain and the turquoise Atlantic ocean, to share their thoughts and experiences about how to Modernise and Accelerate your Data and AI Strategy. While there was some talk about technology,Continue reading “Application modernisation – The building blocks of customer-centric innovation“
A change of plan
In an unpredictable and uncertain world, plans often need to change. As of writing this: Two years ago, we were all locked down in our homes, adjusting to working remotely and not being able to see our family and friends. Two months ago, Russia had not yet invaded Ukraine. Two weeks ago, Will Smith wasContinue reading “A change of plan”
Increasing our Depth of Field
In photography, the Depth of Field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects that are in sharp focus of an image. To clarify, this means that when you see a photograph where the subject is in focus with the rest of the image blurred out, there is a very narrow depth of field.Continue reading “Increasing our Depth of Field”
The great digital divide
When the pandemic first hit in March 2020, there was this joke doing the rounds on social media. It went something like this: Who is leading Digital Transformation in your business: The Chief Executive Officer? the Chief Digital Officer? Covid19? Covid19 amplified the speed at which companies adopted digital technologies with the promise of hugeContinue reading “The great digital divide”
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Resilience in a world without rules
Fluidity is defined as the state of being unsettled or unstable. In other words, to have a sense of changeability. Bruce Lee epitomised fluidity and practiced this ability to be in a constant state of flow which is a state of intense focus. Being focused is also knowing how to adapt and respond as necessary.Continue reading “Resilience in a world without rules”
Pivotal
As fireworks lit up the night sky on the 31 December 2019, as we hugged loved ones, families and friends, as the sound of joy and happiness rang through the streets, we ushered in 2020. There was so much hope and optimism for what the new year was to bring. My personal new year’s socialContinue reading “Pivotal”
Adapting vs Defining
At the University of California at Irvine, instead of assuming the best direction students would take to get to their classes, they just planted grass… They then waited a year, looked at where people had made the paths in the grass and paved the walkways there. This is a fantastic example of feedback loops thatContinue reading “Adapting vs Defining”
Finding your True North
The journey to success, whatever success means for you, is long and it is likely going to take time to get there. On this journey, we may get lost along the way. It is for this reason that we should establish what our True North is. True North is a key concept in Lean processContinue reading “Finding your True North”