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Luca Collina MBA
Founder/Director at TRANSFORAGE TCA Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Award winner-Transformational Consultant with over 15 years of experience and an MBA in Consulting with Distinction, awarded the Business postgraduate Programme prize in 2022 from York St John University.
I combine agility and capability on transformational initiatives impacting growth and digital and business transformation. I make challenging projects actionable through promoting awareness, knowledge transfer and coaching by considering the strategic and operational impacts and relationships between “hard” elements -strategy, organisational structure, operations- and “soft” elements -values/vision, management, people- of an organisation.
I approach the Transformations and Enterprise agility building with an organisational and cross-border culture consideration to guarantee strategies and operational process integrations effectiveness to improve performances and sustainability.
Independent researcher following the approach "Practitioner-meets-academia" .
Awarded the prize from CMCE Research Awards 2022-Technology and Consulting ( 2022)
Available For: Advising, Consulting, Speaking Travels From: London Speaking Topics: Transformation Capabilities , Business Continuity; Enterprise ,Strategy & Organisational agility, Growth; Bottom-up & Hybrid Change; AI & business
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What are the roadblocks for SMEs slowing down the adoption of low-code platforms?
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May 31, 2023
SMEs can benefit from low-code platforms A number of issues, such as vendor lock-in, security, scalability, and user customization, restrict the adoption of this technology. There is a need to raise awareness regarding these potential roadblocks and to prepare for cultural changes within the organization
Technical Debt and removal -Freeing Capabilities to become Agile and Digital
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May 18, 2023
Honoured to have participated as speaker in the Links 119' event on Manchester ( remotely), about an existing concept but under-estimate or overlooked, like Technical debt.
Technical debt can bog down a company, making it difficult to move forward and achieve its full potential. A deep dive into the concept of technical debt, explored its costs and impacts, and showed how to remove it to free up your dynamic capabilities for agile and digital innovation. Concepts fundamental for Transformations processes, Business continuity and Merge and acquisitions.
Next steps:
Deliver an interactive workshop base on Technical Debt, with the increased awareness of how estimate your debt, involving directly the participants.
Tags: Business Continuity, Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions
Harnessing the Superpowers: Behaviors that Drive an Effective Company’s Culture
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May 10, 2023
Collective behaviors in a company's culture create informal and spontaneous interactions among employees.
These behaviors strengthen social bonds, emotional connections, and a sense of purpose.
The concept of emerging properties, well-known in science and sociology, explains how qualities arise from the interaction of factors within a high-level system.
In an organization, culture influences collective behavior, giving rise to emergent properties. These properties result from the synergy of different elements within the culture, leading to unique and innovative outcomes.
By understanding these emerging properties, leaders can strategically focus on maintaining shared meanings and preventing disruptions in employee behaviors guaranteeing Business continuity and growth.
The Power of Collective Meaning in shaping Behaviors for Organisational Culture
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May 09, 2023
We review the concept of organizational culture (OC) and the need for a homogeneous view of its elements to enable effective change. We introduce the concept of collective meaning or shared understanding (a sub-group of Organizational Culture) which refers to how employees relate to each other and interact with the external environment. We explore various approaches, including purpose, knowledge, cross-functional teams, and dynamic training and learning, to promote collective meaning and shared understanding among employees. We also propose readers to use techniques and tools to facilitate shared behaviours in the workplace, to create cultural dynamic capabilities which can allow building agility and other transformations to guarantee business flexibility and continuity.
Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Business Continuity
Unleashing Tech Innovation: Transforming Technical Debt into Competitive Advantages
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May 02, 2023
Companies constantly seek solutions to gain a competitive edge. One area of focus is the transformation of technical debt, common challenge companies face, into opportunities for enhancing competitive advantages by using RPA, low-code, and no-code solutions, which open the path towards digital transformation. Businesses can unlock new opportunities with DT by addressing technical debt and leveraging technological innovations.
This article explores how and why innovative tech solutions are necessary for overcoming technical debt and achieving sustainable competitive advantages.
Tags: Business Continuity, Emerging Technology, RPA
Unlocking the secret of Robotic Process Automation: A strategic Game changer?
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May 02, 2023
The benefits of RPA, are efficiency, cost-saving, and accuracy., reducing operational costs, and improving accuracy and compliance. However, RPA is also described as a first step towards digital transformation, enhancing customer experience and supporting digital transformation efforts. By using RPA, companies can free up resources for more critical tasks and questions about workforce allocation and upskilling for Digital transformation initiatives.
Building a Culture of Excellence: CoEs in a Global Supply Chain group transformation
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April 22, 2023
An international manufacturing group with companies located in different countries, needs to overcome national and business local cultures and create a group culture as a the north-start which drives everybody towards the same direction. Centers of Excellence can help to build a Culture of Excellence.
AI for the next era- Business Impacts? Benefits and dis-benefits?
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April 16, 2023
Artificial Intelligence for the next era
I want to highlight my points about the lack of consideration of AI impacts, which should shape strategies, organisational development, management, and adaptation to adopt any kind of future AI utilisation. These points come from takeaways related to an interview of Sam Altman, CEO of Open.AI and personal comments on Linkedin about an imbalanced view of AI and now Auto-GPT, (excitement) with a full lack of awareness about impacts on Business and in special way, Business continuity including Growth Auto-GPT introduction should increase awareness , critical and strategical skills of Leaders and Management in evaluating what is a real investment to get a ROI and at the same time to be solid in the strategic moves in the future. You can find at the end of the publication an infographic of the interview where other references so Science and Social released by Sam Altman of Auto-GPT.
Case study: Global Supply Chain Transformation- Lessons learned (3rd part )
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April 15, 2023
Lesson learned after a Global Supply Chain transformation, 2,5 years long project are evidenced.
People Centric Approach :Focus on people and culture first: Engage stakeholders and be open to different perspectives; Ensure stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes.
Agility adoption: Embrace agility and adaptability; Prioritize the analysis phase; Continuously refine the approach ; Foster a culture of collaboration and trust
Technology came last even if the design was part of the requirements gathering.
In the 4th part, we will see how many tools, and approach has been combined using a flexible and adaptable mindset from the Consultancy side.
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Design Thinking
Case study :Global Supply Chain Transformation- Assessment and People Engagement (2nd part )
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April 13, 2023
The second part of the Case study Global Supply Chain Transformation, shows that during a complex assessment of diverse national and management cultures, Values, Management styles, the People Centric approach has brought the engagement required to prepare both the requirements and expectations of the three legal and operational entities using more that one assessment combining findings and define a road map to resolve gaps, maintaining focus on the final goal, and the agility concept to be used into a IT solution.
Tags: Business Continuity, Change Management, Culture
Case study :Global Supply Chain Transformation- People centric and Agility-(First part )
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April 12, 2023
A case study in 4 parts about Transformation of a Global Supply Chain. Considering three national and business cultures and management styles. it will be shown how a People Centric approach and the use of Agility elements are adopted. The validity of this approach is shown by the use of flexibility , experimentation and people engagement. Agility partial adoption through its principles worked both from a consultancy and companies' point of views.
Agile should not be blamed or considered a buzzword. How becoming agile/flexible-little culture shift
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April 11, 2023
AGILE Vs Agility: previous hype of AGILE has created a misconception of what the methodology can be applied. AGILE is a methodology created with the AGILE manifesto in 2011. Agility is part of the AGILE methodology but it involves the SCRUM utilisation ( agility) in different areas ( Enterprise, Strategy and Organisational Agility) to reduce decision making processes, using cross-functional teams, employees and middle managers autonomy in critical activities to resolve issues, create new solutions, shorten go-to-market time and optimise marketing activities.
We are going to clarify the differences between AGILE and Agility to increase the firms, executives awareness and remove jargon and buzzwords to let them think that flexibility is achievable and feasible.
Tags: Business Continuity, Business Strategy, Culture
AI and its continuous MVP status: How can this impact Consultancy Services and Clients?
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April 10, 2023
The hype of AI in addition to create early adopters and enthusiast customers, has also produced an hysteria with unrealistic expectations (me included). With so many overpromises. This article put together the reasons, why AI must be considered as a never ending MVP-Minimum Viable Product and both companies and consultants need to consider both requirements and value that comes from AI.
For Consultants, it is visible a mix of disruption but new and diverse opportunities.
Awareness , reality check, uncertainty and strategies are involved and presented.
Takeaways from 4th Roundtable "COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND NEW MANAGEMENT METHODS"
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April 08, 2023
The fourth roundtable aimed to discuss the roadblocks and challenges that prevent companies from becoming agile, undergoing digital transformation, or both. Meaningful discussions about Motivation, Values and Leadership Hierarchical Levels and their reduction, Technology and Culture.
We also hold out of the agenda a mock Board meeting.to vote, what priority should be for a company: becoming agile or starting with a digital transformation?
This experience showed that diverse perspectives with different viewpoints may lead to more informed, all-around decisions. Better problem-solving can be expected, as different perspectives can help produce better solutions through open and honest discussion. Diversity of opinions can also stimulate the consideration of all stakeholders’ interests.
It has also shown that the decision to make about a strategic approach could be an obstacle to unblocking status-quo situations. Different perspectives, as in our case, can create difficulties in reaching a consensus or satisfying everyone delaying and slowing a decision-making process
My satisfaction is based on the fact that the guests’ reasons for attending were those I was expecting: learning new things, satisfying their curiosity, meeting new people, and getting different points of view. And that we pulled out other block roads, which could prevent do-something about new management models.
What did the first three Roundtables teach us?
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March 30, 2023
The 2nd and 3# edition of a roundtable discussion with CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs as we explore the challenges and opportunities of creating flexible organizations has thought a lesson: still a lot of links with the recent past about change approaches, hierarchy as fundamental source of control. Low trust for employees.in taking more responsibilities and become more accountable for decision-making especially for changes. There is no blaming here. Only a recognition that we are still far to accept a changing world reality.
Competitive advantages With Management models -3rd Roundtable 16/03/2023
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March 25, 2023
The key points that emerged during this session represented guests concerns about upskilling, re-skilling, and general training for Employees, Managers. And how to measure new performances from the boost of competitive advantages after the transformations.
Key points:
• Choose the type of training to up-skill or re-skill.
• Skills vs Dynamic capabilities
• Competitive advantages: setting expectations and measurements.
Plus, two further questions to answer
• How and when training must be delivered
• What are the most effective quantitative and qualitative performance measurement?
Motivational approaches for Competitive advantages and Productivity within Culture
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March 24, 2023
Classic management Vs Progressive Management: what are the impacts of Diverse motivational approaches which are part of Companies' Organisational Culture which bring success and gain the new competitive advantages?
Webinar: Competitive Advantages and new Management models -Takeaways
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March 24, 2023
The key points which are condensate in the Pdf downloadable can be summarised around these questions:
* How can we manage the new competitive advantages in this changing world?
* Are transformations (business, digital, agility) essential to competitiveness?
* The issue of considering changing some intangible internal elements to achieve tangible results emerged: what can you say about this dilemma?
* People-centric is a buzzword and a reality to consider and manage. What are your views about it?
* What is a reasonable approach to increase a people-centric mindset and approach?
* Are other successful companies with people-centric approaches an external source of influence for leaders?
* How can the “resistance” to further delegation, reducing hierarchy, and changing the control system be resolved?
Culture and risk adverse as roadblocks for progressive management: feasibility and constraints-Round table takeaways
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March 08, 2023
Competitive advantages with new management approaches: constrains, doubts, ideas. 2nd discussion and takeaway. The roundtable started as usual looking at the possible roadblocks to move towards new management models. This session has been more focused on culture and risks from different perspectives.
* Culture during a growth cycle.
* Layoffs and hiring –Learning culture.
* Keeping culture consistent -“Fear” and risk-averse culture
* Risks: business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Culture and people-centric based activities to overcome challenges to upskill or reskill employees
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March 06, 2023
Starting point: Hiring and talent scarcity suggest to think about re-skilling or upskilling employees.
Where does this problem start? From the lack of a learning culture. The challenges are many but we follow a seminal predictive author like Peter Senge, who in 1990 (!) spoke about why companies need to become learning organisations: to realise the organisational and personal potential, where employees learn and grow collaboratively. Senge was already focused on culture, including vision, values, and integrity and a system thinking for” dynamics complexity”.
We speak about other modern issues related to be able to consider both employees needs for learning career perspectives, (root cause of the Great resignation) and we highlight the strategies to match employees and companies' needs when speaking about reskill and upskill.
Citizen developers’ Skills for RPA, Low and No-code
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March 04, 2023
From the need to reskill or upskills employees to increase retention rates, due to employees expectations to grow, to enhance and get advantages of the new competitive advantages
The growing adoption of RPA, Low and no-code digital solution call for supporting the "citizen developers" role with new or enhanced skills.
What are the skills required by Employees-Citizen developers?
The bridge between learning and taking actions with management models : learn from “outliers”
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February 26, 2023
The topic of new management models described in the different “Methodologies” such as Enterprise, Strategic and Organisational agility, Business and digital transformation has been widely explained and discusses.
There is an element that has been used by business literature: to enhance the “outliers” companies that revolutionized their organisations and they have created either enthusiasm or fear about the huge radical change they required. I want to advice about the way to use these examples of radical change to “learn”, picking up some parts of their practices.
Exploring the Prospects of Flexible Organizations: A Roundtable Discussion with CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs
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February 20, 2023
Roundtable discussion with CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs as we explore the challenges and opportunities of creating flexible organizations. Share your insights, experiences, ideas and learn from your peers as we discuss how to drive innovation and stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business landscape. We debunk buzzwords and jargons, so you do not need to. Do not miss this opportunity to network with industry leaders and gain valuable insights into the future of work.
Competitive Advantages with New Management approaches- Takeaways from a Roundtable
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February 17, 2023
The first edition has centred the original goal on letting guests sharing ideas, opinions doubts and proposals about how to enhance classic Competitive Advantages (CAs) regrouped in high-level groups and how to achieve the new ones.
In addition, keeping away Jargon and buzzwords (to the best of my capabilities) was successful.
Lesson learned: less is better
I have reconsidered the optimal number of attendees: 6 + me (instead of 8-10.) because:
1. It is more intimate.
2. As when starting from a question, thoughts unfold progressively (critical reflection)
3. Thus, there is more time to discuss and express new concerns, doubts, experiences, and ideas.
Question raised were:
*How do we achieve the new CAs?
:* where do you start to prepare the ground and act?
Meaningful views, comments and further questions were raised by the Guests mainly about this topics & sub-topics:
Leadership
Delegation
Leadership-Culture
Knowing your company’s culture
Listening.
Personalities
The points above are referred to "How can we change something we are unaware of?"
3 minutes reading will give more content to reflect about.
People centric - Culture- - Retaining Employees
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January 27, 2023
In the previous post of this series, (https://www.lucacollina.co.uk/single-post/people-centric-culture-retaining-employees) It has been presented a win-win approach about training and development which can be a win-win solution for companies and employees, with also an eye to retention.
The today's post is focused on other forms of Indirect retention, and how they are part of People-centric approach and what is the connection with Culture and why is crucial to consider all them with an Holistic view.
Focusing on employee retention is obsolete. Instead, help your employees prepare for future uncertainty
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January 25, 2023
The title is a provoking but realistic quote from Steve Cadigan, "Workquake". The provocation is related to change or shift mindset from retaining people to help employees especially after-COVID huge impact of disruptive technology that more than substituting people require skills upgrade or new, in function of company and employees mutual need. Why? follow the link and enjoy the new perspectives of retaining people and thus to be englobed in company's culture.
RPA Business Case (1-part): Direct and indirect net-benefits -Considering transformations
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January 20, 2023
One of most relevant tool to enable decision-making about RPA, is the Business case.
Compared to the classic templates and adaptations, what often does not emerge is the holistic consideration of what we can call Indirect net benefits, the net benefits of People-centric approach, and the time when a firm can reap these indirect net benefits.
In a business case these factors have the role of mediators of the direct costs and benefits which as they are mentioned now, can reveal themselves misleading.
This is the first part of RPA business case .
Stay tuned!
What are the aspects which make VUCA relevant for both Business Continuity and Projects to be managed?
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January 12, 2023
Companies are challenged by VUCA at strategical and organisational change level.
Projects are managed to sustain strategies and organisational change.
Projects ( temporary activities) differ from business as usual (BAU) but both require the same skills: Mindset, Critical and Strategic thinking, leadership.
Tags: Business Continuity, Management, Project Management
Business continuity with new management solutions: Why is “do nothing” still the approach to a changing environment?
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January 10, 2023
This post tries to understand the mismatch between firms, new management solutions, and business environment reality. I perceive some factors that create an unsafe situation of “doing nothing”. And, being a curious person, I decided to investigate directly. There are two sides to investigate: experts who can support firms and the firms themselves.
What are the first findings?
Read the article following the link.
What is your people centric level to get the adoption of digital tech?
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January 08, 2023
Adapting to a disruptive and rapidly changing business environment requires careful consideration of stakeholders’ behaviour. It emerges from a wide range of research that most technological introductions follow a process known as task orientation. An organisation’s behaviour can be seen as a result of its people orientation.
PEOPLES focuses on individual cause-and-effect logic, not maturity levels since every company is unique. We think that having statistical data about root causes and effects will not help leaders move forward when talking about People-centric.
Ask yourself: How people-centric is your company ready? What are the risks that you can mitigate or better remove?
What kind of culture can help RPA implementation and what a culture is expected after it?
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January 06, 2023
Critical elements for a supporting and sustaining culture for RPA?
1. RPA is not a one-time fix, It requires maintenance.
2. Continuous improvement means open to experiment with modern processes and technologies
3. Collaborative culture
4. Adaptability: a culture that is open to change and adaptability.
5. Employees development: RPA can only be fully realized when there are skills and knowledge to work with technology.
6. Company’s climate: engagement level, enthusiasm, challenges acceptable which can help the behaviour of employees to adapt and change and support
Organisational culture: A review of Psychological Safety impacts
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December 31, 2022
One of the influences on organisational culture is the climate that employees and managers feel and impact during their activities. Among the various elements that influence a company’s climate is the low or high level of Psychological Safety (PS).
When does PS happen? What if PS is not present? What are the implications for Culture, Innovation and strategy?
Answers in the link below.
The next step after hierarchical - bureaucratic organizations for business continuity?
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December 30, 2022
There is a broad “attack” on the hierarchical and bureaucratic organisations related to their efficacy in staying competitive in front of VUCA, post-COVID and other uncertain and volatile elements, start-ups included,
These kinds of organisations and the typical culture associated are not adequate for the current and future business world.
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Struggling to adapt to continuous changes in business environment: old-fashioned management style, or unmanageable disruption?
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December 28, 2022
In the recent past it emerged the failure of the current hierarchical and bureaucratic management model with incapability to fully react and adapt as a normalisation process to the new business environment.
People have been the most evident failure of this model including great resignation and quite quitting; on the other side we need to give justice to current management educated and grown in these environments which were fine before the last disruptions ( COVID, technology).
it is not easy to embrace radical changes while there is focus only on getting things done using what is in the culture and practice in that moment.
Is is the case to design a transitional period ? Yes, Transitional model looking forward to the final goals of an effective management innovation model.
Human-machines (bots) Interaction Design: Why so crucial for TECH effectiveness and Culture?
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December 26, 2022
There are some points which must be considered in promoting Human-Automation (PRA) Design:
1. The present integration levels between people and automation at work can be summarised in an imbalanced low knowledge level for automation and a juvenile enthusiasm for technology.
2. The human-centred design promotes buy-in and improves technology’s efficiency and effectiveness
3. Design help to mitigate the unbalanced relationship between processes’ efficiency and normalisation ( flexibility and future adaptation to a changing business environment
4. Scalability needs and opportunities: it is the consequence of point 3.
Without forgetting the impact on Business culture related to Human-centric approaches, flexibility values supporting change and innovation to be coherent with company culture and, finally, Learning and experimentation culture elements
Where does Business continuity start from? From an already adaptable and flexible Business!
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December 19, 2022
There has been a wide discussion about the adaptability and flexibility elements necessary to be competitive in the future. However, due to the slow adoption of approaches to get there, these questions arise:
* Why from 2012 very little has been done?
* Why 2012 is considered as the year of reference?
* Did we waste time or procrastinated for too long?
RPA Implementation strategy: Classic approach VS Rapid cycle projects
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December 12, 2022
RPA -Robotic Process automation according to predictions from McKinsey, BCG, and Gardner, it can be expected that its utilisation will increase to 18–29 % in the following years.
What type of implementation strategy could be the best fit considering both organisations and culture types, hasn’t been confirmed yet. This awareness post compares the classic approach and the rapid cycle projects. Why? An implementation impacts project activities like Assessments, Requirements gathering, Goals and benefits, Manage change, but also the crucial ones are the baseline of the future utilisation in terms of productivity and flexibility: Digital competencies, Culture shift and adaptation, Learning and digital competencies.
Discover and compare your knowledge and experience with a profound reflection on the Risk/Effectiveness as binary choice.
Dynamic Capabilities for Digital, Flexibility and Resilience
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November 28, 2022
How can assess and manage the dynamic elements and mechanisms that will allow us to embark upon the journey of digital transformation, with the aim of being Agile, Resilient and Competitive?
People-centred culture. ” We make people before we make cars” -Toyota
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November 22, 2022
We think that a common pillar that is the baseline for all the transformational and Business continuity activities, is to have a people-centred culture.
We believe that cultural changes happen when the new company’s roles can support change behaviours.
We also believe that accomplishing a cultural change is not Leaders’ responsibility. Instead, it is their job to help change the culture by developing everyone in a well-ordered manner (with a process).
To uniform the needs and the capabilities of a company for having an appropriate culture, We have created, tested and utilised ourP EOPLES framework for a People-centred culture
PEOPLES framework is the Transforage appraisal of Leadership, Innovation and adaptation, culture, and Change capabilities with an integrated view of alignments or misalignments to help the top to reflect and learn and proceed further supporting people in their learning looking at Digital transformation, Enterprise agility, Resilience building.
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Digital Transformation
2022 CMCE Research Awards-10th November
CMCE-Centre of Management Consulting for Excellence
November 10, 2022
Award ceremony and presentation of published paper :"What are the implications of virtualisation for building trust during the management consultancy lifecycle?" Awarded of a price for best publication in the TECHNOLOGY AND CONSULTING CATEGORY
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Future of Work
Why are clients keen to accept introducing PRA- Process Robotic Automation?
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October 26, 2022
Following a recent experience with the acquisition of two new clients, medium-sized companies with back-office automation, what emerged is that there are elements that require a consultancy activity to first remove the confusion based on Jargons, distinction between AI and RPA, between BPM and RPA.
Secondly to sense make the connections between culture, efficiency and customer centricity and RPA.
and make the last connection with VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) and High levels of digitalisation.
How Can Management Consultants Help Clients With Automation?
Centre of Management Consulting for Excellence (CMCE)
October 25, 2022
As a result of a recent experience supporting two medium-sized companies with the implementation of back-office automation, I thought it would be interesting to share a few observations on how technology can help with efficiency improvements and reflect on how this can be applied to the management consulting sector.
Robotic Processes Automation (RPA)- Tips for vendor selection from Gartner report
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October 12, 2022
From the last GARTNER report 2022 on RPA, we have analysed the points to consider when your company approaches to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for the first time. Tips that can help in the vendor selection. memo: Technical features and structures need to be user friendly and support Citizens Developers. Otherwise the expected results to shift behaviours and change culture will be undermined...
An opportunity to increase you tech savvy skills in the topic.
Enjoy it.
Conscious leadership and impact on Change-from CAST Framework
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September 29, 2022
Conscious leadership (COLE ) is on the rise. it is relevant considering this defined leadership type in the impact on real strategic and organisational matters with a cause-effect logic Today, we are looking at one element which impacts badly or nicely (effectively) on Culture: Purpose.
My paper's inclusion in the MBA Consulting modules at York St John University
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September 27, 2022
It has been a pure pleasure full of proudness hearing my research findings from the published paper in the Management Consulting Journal, "What are the implications of virtualisation for building trust during the management consultancy lifecycle? (Management Consulting Journal-vol. 7 June 2021-page 18) will be included in the MBA Consulting Modules at York St John University.
Normalising Digital Transformation
CMCE
April 23, 2022
In my previous article, “Is Digital Transformation (DX) an opportunity for Management Consultants with SMEs?” published in the January edition of this Newsletter, I provided some evidence that shows how the failure rates of digital transformation are linked to the concept of ‘technology fallacy’, defined as the assumption that the challenges created to business by technology can be only solved by technology itself. I also showed how DX is a viable service for management consultants.
Digital Transformation is here: which adopter are you?
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March 25, 2022
During the last years, we have seen that technology moved from an introduction into the market to Hype with a lot of advertising about successful stories but also a critical percentage of failures.
it can be said that for many companies, regardless of the size, there is disillusionment about Digital Transformation in terms of supporting business strategies with a more limited level of risk.
Well, now is the time to be aware that new supportive technology is available, and new approaches for transformation change are possible.
Where are you in the awareness stages of DT, and what adopter are you?
Tags: Change Management, Culture, Digital Transformation
When technology support change. and culture shift: low and no code applications
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March 14, 2022
Digital transformation is claimed to be risky because technology is seen as predominant over culture and people and lacks a proper strategy or is wrongly transferred and disconnection from the company's Business strategy and goals.
What's new?
It could be considered as the Columbus egg from Tech.
Low or No-code are not new technology, but it is not spread already.
Employees can customise and personalise many applications in the Digital world under a controlled IT environment.
There are impressive benefits for what is related to Culture, Change, and Engagement allowing a hybrid approach to Transformation: Top-down and Bottom-up.
Branding and culture for start-ups and scaleups: an announced dilemma
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January 04, 2022
Among startups and scaleups, there is a dilemma: How to manage a brand strategy for those start-ups that are going into a scale-up process? The potential issue here is not related to marketing strategies and tactics. What has triggered my will to share my point is the underrated link of brand with culture from the start-up status to that of scale-up.
Tags: Business Strategy, Culture, Digital Transformation
Learning and unlearning to change behaviours and change Culture
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December 13, 2021
n a continuously changing world where the knowledge required changes fast, learning becomes fundamental. There could be a problem that could prevent the change of the way of working (behaviours):
Want to grow your startup? Focus on the right marketing strategies
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September 12, 2021
Interview with one of the most popular B2B for professional services, Martin Williams about marketing strategies for Start-ups and Scale-ups during their journey across the lifecycle of growth.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AT SMES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OWNERS
Conference: The 16 th International Days of Statistics and Economics, Prague, September 8-10, 2022
November 04, 2022
CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP - ONLINE MINI MASTERCLASS
Leadership of Change®
January 31, 2023
The Leadership of Change Online Mini Masterclass A1, can provide you with change management leadership knowledge, tools and an implementation approach to support your organisation’s change or transformation.
This masterclass has ten main modules structured around the a2B Change Management Framework. It starts by aligning the change with the organisation’s strategy and vision, moving through to successfully closing and sustaining the change. It covers ten key change management implementation concepts in detail, which include sponsorship, change history, communication, change planning, readiness, resistance, developing the new skills and behaviours, as well as adoption.
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM
December 31, 2019
Enterprise Design Thinking is IBM's approach to applying design thinking at the speed & scale a modern enterprise demands. It helps our teams not only form intent, but deliver outcomes - outcomes that advance the state of the art and improve the lives of the people they serve.
Enterprise Design Thinking, Practitioner
This person has completed the Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner Online Education Program. Their achievement was validated by IBM Design Global through course completion and real-world application, and against the criteria set by the Enterprise Design Thinking Center of Competence.
The End of Management Consulting as We Know it?
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May 25, 2023
The management consulting business model requires new changes in this new era of disruptions brought by AI and RPA-processes automation.
The reason is that identifying problems and providing solutions to senior managers is not enough today -consultants need to also be able to offer and execute solutions and provide tools and techniques to use AI and RPA.
In this article, we examine the challenges of the management consulting business model and provide an alternative way for large consulting companies and those medium to small organizations to re-emerge with sustenance.
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What are the Implications of Virtualisation for Building Trust During the Management Consultancy Lifecycle?
Management Consulting Journal
July 27, 2021
Tags: Digital Disruption, Future of Work, Management
1 Keynote
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May 13, 2023
Technical debt can bog down a company, making it difficult to move forward and achieve its full potential. We'll take a deep dive into the concept of technical debt, explore its costs and impacts, and show you how to remove it to free up your dynamic capabilities for agile and digital innovation.
Tags: Business Continuity, Digital Transformation, RPA
2 Media Interviews
Video Interview by THE BRAND CALLED YOU | Though Leadership – Transformation – Culture - Automation
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May 19, 2023
I am very thankful to Ashutosh Garg for this opportunity of sharing #leadershiplessons, #knowldege #experience and #wisdom in a deep interview for the The Brand Called You , trying to answer to contemporary challenging questions.
Waiting for the release of the video interview, it can be said that , the types of questions were based on:
• The pros and cons of automation, with the impact on employment/future of work/job security
• Why leadership role is the one that drives DT, and innovation.
• Employees buy-in and people first approach.
• Experiences, challenges of my transformations,
• Views about the future of transformations
• My way to encourage people to transform.
I am immensely proud to have been interviewed by The Brand Called You for the opportunity to share my past, present and perspectives about such timely and critical topics.
Competitive Advantages & New Management: Feasibility-Constraints-Doubts 4th
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March 16, 2023
Creating flexible organizations: a roundtable discussion with CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs. Discuss how to drive innovation and stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business landscape by sharing your insights, experiences, ideas. So you don't have to worry about buzzwords and jargon. This is your chance to network with industry leaders and learn about the future of work
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Future of Work
Competitive Advances and new management models 3rd- Roundtable
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March 16, 2023
CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs talk about building flexible organizations. Share your insights, experiences, and ideas on how to drive innovation and stay competitive in today's fast-changing business environment. No buzzwords or jargon here. Get to know industry leaders and find out what's next!
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Future of Work
How to replace classical management with progressive management:
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March 07, 2023
We have a rare opportunity to have Bob Emiliani as a Guest. He will share with the audience ideas and inspiration needed to replace classical management with progressive management. He will also be available to respond to my questions related to:
• How competitive advantages can be achieved? • Are business , digital transformation and agility really necessary? And if yes, to what extent? •What are the issues to consider and manage culture from the management? •Which are the difficulties for executives to have a people centric strategy design and implementation? •What is the right recipe and ingredients to create a fantastic meal which includes: Motivation, Delegation, Responsibilities? •What are the hidden issues about effective delegation?
Competitive advantages with new management approaches: constrains, doubts, ideas. 2nd Roundtable
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March 02, 2023
Roundtable discussion with CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs as we explore the challenges and opportunities of creating flexible organizations. Share your insights, experiences, ideas and learn from your peers as we discuss how to drive innovation and stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business landscape. We debunk buzzwords and jargons, so you do not need to. Do not miss this opportunity to network with industry leaders and gain valuable insights into the future of work.
Tags: Business Continuity, Culture, Future of Work
Competitive Advantages with New Management approach: Feasibility-Constraints-Doubts
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February 17, 2023
A roundtable discussion with CEOs, MDs, Executives, NED as we explore the challenges and opportunities of creating flexible organizations. Insights, experiences, ideas and learn from peers as we discuss how to drive innovation and stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business landscape. We debunk buzzwords and jargons, so you do not need to. Do not miss this opportunity gain valuable insights into the future of work.
How you can make virtual consulting work for your consultancy
LinkedIn
July 08, 2022
Virtualization is here to stay and develop further, in a most likely hybrid approach.
This poses a question: what can consultants do to build and maintain trust whilst carrying on their business using virtual? I will share the findings of my research and successful direct experience in delivering virtual consulting in the last 4 years, to help understand how to master virtualisation in your consulting services.
In this third edition of this webinar,
-The impact of technology on management consultancy services
-Virtualisation and its advantages for consultancy and how these promote trust.
-How trust across the consulting lifecycle can be built and maintained using virtualisation.
How to make virtual consulting work for your business?
LinkedIn
June 24, 2022
This poses a question: what can consultants do to build and maintain trust whilst carrying on their business using virtual?
-Trends for virtualisation
-Advantages and disadvantages for virtual consulting
-Virtual Trust during the execution of consulting assignment.
-Requirements to be successful in virtual consulting
This is an online event for every independent consultant and niche companies' members/ owners/ directors who are delivering consultancy.
The event will include discussions either with polls or break rooms, depending on the number of attendees.
Virtual consulting: How you can make it work for your consulting business?
LinkedIn
May 18, 2022
Virtualization is here. What can consultants do to build and maintain trust whilst carrying on their business?
Richmond Group Members only meeting; book through Eventbrite link above
Please email events@rgconsult.com if you are not yet a member but would like to attend.
At the May meeting, Richmond Group member, Luca Collina, will share the findings from the research for his dissertation.
You will have the opportunity to explore what they mean for your consulting practice in the future. What tools you might use and how consulting might need to change.
A discussion will follow around the key issues:
1. The management consultancy trends for virtualisation
2. Virtualisation and its advantages in efficiency and collaboration and how these promote trust.
3. Trust across the management consulting lifecycle using virtualisation.
4. Requirements to transform your services into virtualised ones: Tools, Technical transfer and Soft skills.
Networking Chat - Business & Market Analysis
Entnest Support
February 28, 2022
In this event, we'll do a round of introductions among the participants, as well as have a group discussion on the topics of business and market analysis.
Today, 90% of startups fail. Among the reasons reported for this are running out of money choosing the wrong market, bad partnerships, as well as lack of research. Staying on top of the business game is in fact as relevant as ever for founders.
This conversation will be moderated by a member of the Entnest's team together with an expert from the field and will give you the chance to meet other individuals interested in the topic.
How to Grow and Finance your Business in the New Normal
NatWest
February 23, 2022
In “How To Grow And Finance Your Business In The New Normal “. Growth and Transformational Consultant Luca Collina (Transforage Ltd) and Commercial Finance Specialist Barbara Cação (CC-Finance Ltd) will show you how to Crack the Code of growing your business under new parameters.
CMCE Virtual Showcase: Virtual Consulting: How Can You Make It Work For Your Consulting Business?
CMCE
January 19, 2022
Join our Showcase to learn more about the key trends when it comes to virtual management consulting and how virtualisation can have a positive impact on efficiency, collaboration and quality. We will also look at how virtualisation could play a particularly significant role in building trust across all stages of the consulting process.
Our speaker, Luca Collina is an International Transformational Consultant with a background in management consulting, project and change management. He has recently completed an MBA in consulting with York St John University. His article reflecting his research into this area was published earlier this year in the Management Consulting Journal.
Building applications with no-code platforms have become increasingly popular because they are fast, cheap, and virtually dependent on no-coding skills. Digitalisation's future is firmly anchored in no-code technology today.
It is becoming increasingly common for end-users to develop their applications without relying on coders; a lack of coders’ resources and skill sets are further contributing to this.
Currently, there is no standard for what qualifies as a no-code platform. No-code platforms still need some time to replace core systems, becoming the only way applications are developed. Coding will only be needed to create and enhance no-code platforms. Digitalisation is likely to be costly for businesses that ignore the no-code wave compared to their peers.
Change Management from middle managers- Bottom up approach
Date : September 29, 2022
Technology such as RPA and Low-No code Applications let emerge the role of middle managers for their expertise in processes and sub-processes of their work, creating the conditions to consider them a the real Agents CHANGE
Consolidation of Management models' disruption towards new Management innovation models
Date : December 26, 2022
The world since Mintzberg has proposed a different model to Hierarchical/Bureaucratic Management model.
The last period related to both COVID and the supply chain disruption as a first cause of review Management model sand not only the organisational ones, will open a door to Management disruptive innovation towards flexibility adaptation, dynamics and people-centric approaches. The impact will be on
- Leadership ( already debated and discussed with an overwhelming theories and suggestions)
- Culture
- Human centric approach for change ( and from here Hybrid-Change models)
- Effective practices of Business strategies and growth
- Different approach to Digital Transformation.
What is still missed is the description of the transactional period which need to safeguard business as usual ( BAU) but being utilised as scapegoat for failures by current management systems and models,
Fast journey through RPA-Robotic Process Automation comprehensive Business case
Location: Virtual/Onsite (UK) Date Available:
January 31st, 2023 Fees: 1500
Submission Date:
January 21st, 2023 Service Type: Service Offered
Decision making for implementing a Robotic Process Automation lacks of practical and strategic elements evaluation which can create misleading assessment of the initiative and too easy enthusiasm that aliment the misinterpretation of benefits.
45 minutes of food-for-thoughts and a clear digital map as a way to improve your awareness and take action.
Business and Digital transformation: From Digital maturity to Digital capabilities and Sustain abilities -operative roadmap
Location: Virtual/Onsite (UK) Date Available:
January 03rd, 2023 Fees: 2500
Submission Date:
October 12th, 2022 Service Type: Service Offered
A webinar where in 4 hours we will analyse what is required to understand the company's Capabilities a Sustainability criteria which are necessary to have a successful Business and Digital Transformation. This is a high-interactive webinar/training where using the CAST ( Capability and Sustainability Transformation) framework modules. With a case study, you will understand why an integrates diagnostic is fundamental and how you can pursuit it. We will understand the logics of cause and effect of the different area to be considered and the does' and dons' when you prepare the Implementation of Transformational strategy. With groups of 3 or 4 people you will be able to work as a team and reach the roadmap to be build with prioritisation criteria. A map of the points for each assessment to memorise their level of alignment or negative impact for a DT.
Notes: fees are related to the number of participants.
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