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Don’t get in the way of your own strategy execution

1st March 2017

Your transformation program might have collapsed long before the finishing line, which means the company’s investments – both time and...

A young boy and girl are wearing flying goggles while outstretching their arms to attempt flying while on skateboards. - symbolising a quick start of a start-up business

Why work with third parties?

8th February 2017

Cultural differences between start-ups and established businesses are sometimes revealed by their willingness to accept help from third party companies. Start-ups...

Program Failures – a “tongue-in-cheek” guide for CEOs

1st February 2017

We have seen many examples of how NOT to setup and run a program. Many of these examples are so egregious...

The human factor in transformational program delivery

Why business transformation programs fail?

27th January 2017

In an interview with Chris Partridge of City AM – published in Business and Industry, Media Planet, David Hilliard, Mentor...

A team on mountain peak symbolising successful program execution.

5 excellent examples of successful transformation programs

18th January 2017

Business transformation programs come up for one of two reasons: they either solve a problem or exploit an opportunity....

Why it takes time to be an overnight success

11th January 2017

When it comes to transformation programs, internal alignment forms the foundation for strategic success. Naturally, aligning an organisation to its...

Resistance to change - two parts of the company disagree on strategy and program execution alignment

Program execution: an inconvenient truth!

15th December 2016

People have ingenious schemes for undermining change programs. But don’t be fooled by seemingly “innocent” questions – they are designed...

An idea to hire consultants in order to prevent reputational damage

Program delivery: is prevention really always better than the cure?

7th December 2016

Does this phrase sound familiar? ‘Don’t worry, everything’s going to be fine – we ought to be able to handle...

Five pillars of success in program delivery

Program delivery – that doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell!

30th November 2016

Long-established tactics for managing transformation programs are worn-out and ineffective. So, give up ‘blind archery’ and discover new approaches to program...