Author name: Gihan Perera

Customer-Centric, Innovation

Give Them The "Lite“ Version

Summer in Australia is a great time for live sporting events, and over the Christmas break, I went to see a Twenty20 cricket game and a Hopman Cup tennis match. Both of these events are the “lite” form of the game. Twenty20 cricket is a cut-down, highly-commercialised form of the game; and the Hopman Cup […]

Disruption

Slow, Bumpy and Expensive

Are you worried about your business being disrupted? You should be! But you can see this as an opportunity, not a threat. There are three key questions to ask about your business to identify weaknesses, prepare for change, and lead the disruption. I covered this topic in a recent webinar, which will help you discover

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Forecasting the Future of Technology

There are many experts talking about the future of technology, but it’s rare to see such a star-studded panel discussing this topic. In this podcast from Stanford University’s “ECorner” (Entrepreneurship Corner), you will hear from panellists including Google’s “captain of moonshots” Astro Teller, Stanford bioengineer Christina Smolke, an associate professor at the university’s medical school,

Digital Transformation

The Big Deal About Big Data

There’s been a lot of buzz about “big data”, but there’s also a lot of confusion about what it is, what it means, and whether it applies to your business or industry. Here are some examples of Big Data in action: My supermarket loyalty card allows Woolworths to track my buying habits and make specific

Learning and Development

Use Mentoring to Extend Training

Traditional training courses still have value, but they have two big weaknesses: They teach skills rather than experience, and they tend to be “one size fits all” processes. If you want to extend the value of the training course, look to a solution that addresses both these issues: Mentoring. Mentoring is a one-on-one relationship, where

Learning and Development

The Future of Conferences

Videoconferencing, online meetings, telepresence and other collaboration technology are gaining traction. Does that mean the in-person conference is obsolete? No – not by a long way! But its role has changed. Some of the benefits of coming together for a conference can be achieved just as effectively in other ways, but that’s a good thing

Innovation, Leadership

Will You Be a Game-Changer?

I was speaking with one of my corporate clients recently about changes in her industry. As the CEO of an insurance company, she’s been asked by her board to identify “game changers” (their phrase) in the insurance industry, so they can be ahead of their competition. Great! I love to see organisations looking ahead to

Deliver Experiences, Productivity

The Future of Conferences

With videoconferencing, online meetings, telepresence and other collaboration technology gaining traction, does that mean the in-person conference is obsolete? No – not by a long way! But its role has changed. Here are 10 trends affecting our professional and personal lives, and how conference organisers take advantage of them: Networking is not enough. Your attendees

Productivity

Want to Be More Productive? Go With The Flow

Max Levchin, a 39-year-old father of two, is a manager at a Silicon Valley technology start-up company. Like many others in San Francisco, he starts his day checking e-mail from home, followed by breakfast and a treadmill run, and then turns up to work at 8am. The office is buzzing with people at that time,

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