Rob Feb 16 3 min "The Big 4"; Why Companies Struggle with Innovation In our last blog we looked at why companies are being disrupted from outside competitors. As you might recall, it is important for compan...
Rob Jan 19 3 min Are You Being Disrupted or Disrupting Others? The Problem History is littered with companies that have once been giants, lost their way and then are never seen again. In short, many h...
Rob Dec 15, 2020 2 min Companies Need A Chief Of Staff To Accelerate Programmes All great military leaders have had a strong Chief of Staff. Governments as well have used this key role to manage the cabinets and ensur...
Rob Dec 8, 2020 2 min Where Did My Whiteboard Go? I have to admit it, I love a whiteboard. Despite having terrible handwriting and being a poor speller, I find myself drawn to a whiteboar...
Rob Dec 1, 2020 3 min How Do I Find The Next Rebel Who Will Save My Business? A slightly different article than my 'normal’ fare but there is a still a linkage with my Navy days. Companies today are need of finding ...
Rob Nov 24, 2020 3 min How To Handle Your Next 'Night In The Barrel' Everyone has had times when things seem to be going wrong all at the same time, and everything you do seems to aggravate the situation. A...
Rob Nov 17, 2020 2 min Nothing Beats Simple Communication When The Pressure Is On! When the pressure is on to deliver it is best to keep both the channel and messaging of communications as simple as possible. A great exa...
Rob Nov 3, 2020 2 min Better Decisions Through Better Problem Statements Working too fast to find a solution without fully understanding the actual problem you are trying to solve is a sure-fire way to waste ti...
Rob Oct 27, 2020 2 min Distributed Teams – The New Norm What can we learn from people who have done this for years?
Rob Oct 13, 2020 2 min Every Company Needs A Combat Information Centre (Now More Than Ever!) Here is the next in a series of articles I have been writing to highlight the things that I learned in my 10 years in the US Navy, and how...
Rob Oct 6, 2020 3 min Two Heads Are Better Than One There are lots of debates amongst aviators about which is better in a dogfight - a single seater aeroplane or a two-seater. In terms of what
Rob Sep 29, 2020 2 min Everyone is a Safety Officer An analogy for today’s companies combating cybercrime.
Rob Sep 22, 2020 3 min Risk Assessing in Difficult Circumstances What businesses can learn about risk management from ‘Blue Water Operations’ around an aircraft carrier.
Rob Sep 15, 2020 3 min Aviate – Navigate - Communicate How to successfully return to business post-lockdown. A framework from an ex-fighter pilot.
Inogesis Mar 15, 2019 2 min Ostrilemmings versus the Megadisruptors Sir Kenneth Olisa. Shock, horror! I recently discovered that two facts on which I have relied since school are myths! To my surprise, it ...
