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Challenging the Happy Workplace
This week I started reading ‘Build it – The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement’. I have long been a believer in the need to understand individuals and teams to get the best out of people and build a culture where change and innovation can flourish. Nothing I have learnt over the years, none of the failures […]
7/1/2018
General Data Protection Regulation – compliance threat or transformation opportunity?
As we go into the first full working week of 2018 we have entered the year that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. On 25 May 2018 all organisations, of whatever size or industry, will need to comply with the new regulation. A quick online search will give you access to plenty […]
21/11/2017
Community Housing Cymru Annual Conference
Last week we attended Community Housing Cymru’s (CHC) Annual Conference in Cardiff. As CHC commercial members we were keen to learn more about the challenges and opportunities for the sector, particularly in the digital transformation space. Looking at the regional context in which housing associations and other housing sector organisations work, Wales is small enough […]
30/10/2017
The Transformation ‘Gotchas’
When I was asked to guest blog some thoughts on change management I initially thought I’d wax lyrical about PROSCI and ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement) and how we need to elevate Change Management as a profession not something any gifted amateur can have a go at and how we need more qualified organisational psychologists…but no-one wants […]
20/10/2017
Learning the lyrics – people not technology, behaviours not activities
When we heard about CommsUnplugged the decision to get involved was an easy one. At Perago-Wales we focus on supporting organisations to deliver services that meet user needs and, in doing so, transform ways of working within organisations. Our experience spans agile delivery, programme management, technology transformation, change management, communications and more. The definition of ‘digital transformation’ is […]
20/9/2017
Collaborating in a field in Dorset
Collaboration is a key behaviour to get right if an organisation is really going to transform and deliver sustainable change. Without collaboration you work in silos, you keep learning to yourself, you focus solely on your own ideas and you reinforce the behaviour that slows change and drives mistrust. But get it right and collaboration […]
7/8/2017
CommsUnplugged
At Perago-Wales we believe that to go forward you sometimes need to step back. Not in time or out of circulation, just to take stock, rethink and find the focus that allows you to push forward again. Our approach is all about helping organisations take stock, understand what their users, both internal and external, need […]
4/8/2017
Thoughts on Digital Tuesday
More than just tech This week I spoke at my first ever Digital Tuesday at Tramshed Tech in Cardiff. These events are run monthly by Innovation Point and are free to attend. They have a loyal following and a really diverse audience which makes for great interaction and networking. This month’s topic was ‘The Innovation Generation’ focusing on how we in […]
24/7/2017
Agile for teams who don’t build software
Agile ways of working has its roots in software development and looks to get working software in the hands of end users as quickly as possible. This offers teams rapid feedback and helps to ensure the final result has value to the end user. I recently worked with a couple of agile teams looking for […]
