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Rory Gregg

Homeless multinationals and taxing decisions

The multi-national taxation minimisation issue is already monumental. Politicians of all stripes are going to need corporate scapegoats to deflect inevitable community anger. Now is the time for corporate leaders to rebalance the risks they are taking with their tax affairs.

22 May / Written by Rory Gregg / Leadership
Rory Gregg

Big Data, Little Innovation

Fostering a culture of innovation within an organisation is a complex long term project. If there is little opportunity to quickly adapt products, change workflows, or respond to a weekly flow of insights, then there will be little return from a Big Data investment.

2 Apr / Written by Rory Gregg / Leadership
David Bartlett

Fighting for the future

Disruption and transformation is a fact of life … and art. Get on board, or face the junk yard.

2 Apr / Written by David Bartlett / Comfort Zone
Ross Maher

Crowd collaboration drives innovation

In order to compete in the economy of the 21st century, businesses need to learn to collaborate beyond their borders

1 Mar / Written by Ross Maher / Innovation!
Rory Gregg

The demographic disaster facing public sector budgets

Providing services in remote regions of Australia is likely to become even more problematic as the population ages. Government needs to go through the same transition that banking did in the 80s and 90s, which saw the large scale closure of branches, and the shift to ATMs and online transactions. But it will be interesting to see whether politicians compromise their desire to improve public sector efficiency, when faced with the prospect of government job cuts within their own electorates.

28 Feb / Written by Rory Gregg / Leadership
Davy Adams

Is Apple really no longer cool?

Is Apple really no longer cool? And does it matter?

21 Feb / Written by Davy Adams / Number Crunch
Ed Ainsworth

The evolution of risk management

I recently participated in a ‘risk insights’ panel discussion at an industry event along with a number of high profile finance leaders. Most of the speakers worked in different industries and as such were faced by distinct challenges. Despite this, there was a universal consensus that a structured and predictive approach to risk management represents best practice.

18 Feb / Written by Ed Ainsworth / Risk management
Ross Maher

Customers and innovation: how to deliver the goods AND reduce marketing costs

Are customers really at the centre of your business model?

6 Feb / Written by Ross Maher / Innovation!
Ed Ainsworth

10 predictions for CFOs in 2013

Just what technologies and processes will make companies tick this year? And what can you do to take full advantage of them?

30 Jan / Written by Ed Ainsworth / Risk management
Rory Gregg

Taking the lead on customer service

Leaders need to visibly walk the talk, and show they are serious about customer satisfaction.

21 Jan / Written by Rory Gregg / Leadership

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CIOs stepping out of their comfort zones to become business leaders who help drive the business strategy.
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Innovation!

In the modern economy with constantly evolving trends, technologies and ideas the companies that don't innovate will be overtaken. Innovation is no longer the domain of R&D, new product development or IT, but instead a core deliverable of every business unit and the foundation of success and profit.

Bloggers

Davy Adams

Davy Adams is the Managing Director of IDG Australia, publisher of Computerworld.
Ed Ainsworth

Ed is one of the two original founders of 4C Associates. He is a regular author on the subject of best practice in procurement, frequently contributing to industry articles in the subject. Prior to 4C's foundation, Ed was a partner in the Mercer Digital group of Mercer Management Consulting.
Peter Black

Peter Black is an experienced Business, Executive and Retirement Coach with specialties in CEO coaching and mentoring, the IT industry and professional services firms.
Rory Gregg

Rory is a Partner at Grant Thornton, leading their Business Transformation consulting practice in Sydney. His specialties are business strategy, performance improvement, and transformational change. Follow him on Twitter @rory_gregg
Morris Kaplan

Morris Kaplan, one-time stockbroker and venture capitalist, brings his finance skills and recent experience as a business journalist and writer to IT, with a special interest in telecoms and how communications is being transformed by technology.
Ross Maher

Ross Maher is the director of Build21c, an innovation project planning and research company that helps companies innovate. His specialities include project definition and set up, and he believes the best innovation occurs through a conversation with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. Learn more at www.build21c.com.au