
What do we mean by savvy?
Change, Leading, Savvy, Systems, ThinkingWhat do we mean by savvy? Why have we used this term? And what do we mean by brain savvy, systems savvy, change savvy?
Synonyms for savvy include … shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence,…

Leaders and Organisations of the Future
Change, Leading, Systems, ThinkingOrganisations and leaders of the future know that they need to get their, and other people’s, brains in the game. Advances in neuroscience are changing the landscape of leadership development and change management.
Through neuroscience,…

Banning IT Projects
Systems, Thinking
Back in 2012, I attended an IT Governance seminar where Jane Treadwell, former CIO for the Government of Victoria (in Australia) started her presentation with three key assertions:
There are no IT projects – there are only business…

Enterprises as system
Leading, Systems, Thinking, UncategorisedThis article on enterprises as a system is part of a series that seeks to make Enterprise Architecture ‘plain and simple’.
In exploring what is encompassed within the description of an architecture, the conceptual framework provided by…