Having explored the role of what AI is in context and how it is to be used successfully in combination with our other technologies, it must be in balance with our people and processes. Only when you consider the three as the legs of a milking stool do we understand the importance of all three...Read More

Last week, we looked at the power partnership that makes all businesses successful: People, Process and Technology. When the three work together, your business has the best chance of success. When they are pulling against each other, failure is almost guaranteed. In so many ways, they are a Throuple indeed that can best sum up...Read More

It does not matter if you are a Technophobe or a Technophile; you will have a mixed relationship with technology. Some annoy you, offend you, make you smile or even laugh. Regardless of what the technology is, we form a “personal” relationship with it. Attributing human characteristics to technology or anthropomorphising is not uncommon; at...Read More

Overseeing the first month of a brand-new year can comes with mixed feelings. It gives us the excitement of a clean slate to restart or reinvent what we have perceived as a failure. This is tempered with apprehension; it can be a daunting process and overwhelming. We are nearly into February, how are you doing?...Read More

Here we are already at week three of January 2024! How are you feeling? We spoke about the New Year and going into it with new intentions, being excellent until it becomes a habit. In week two, we discussed that the journey is long and requires many steps. That is why it is also important...Read More

A week into the year, we find ourselves starting to repeat difficult tasks and question why we are doing this. Believe us when we tell you that is normal. First, let us answer the question about how we ended last week. “Practice excellence, and it will become habitual”. This is the challenge we have to...Read More

Let us start by saying Happy New Year! At this time, many of us seem to think “New Year, New me”, and as if to prove our favourite saying true, LinkedIn is again filled with “New Year, new job” posts. These will be the tip of the iceberg, “New Year, New me” in business will...Read More

Our Data Tale reminded me that a Christmas Carol is about taking stock, reflecting on what you have been doing, and ultimately thinking about where that will take you. In the original (non-Geordie) version, the impact is more profound. The crux is that Bob Cratchit gets to spend more precious time with his family. To...Read More

Analysis is deeply embedded in organisations; all accountants expect some level of analysis from you, even if it is as simple as “Total Monthly Sales”. The open secret of the analytics industry is that those “What happened” or Descriptive Analytics will never go away. In fact, they will continue to make up the vast majority...Read More

Scrooge became vaguely aware of the inside his eyelids being lit up as the sun shone through the window. As he lifted his head from his pillow, he wondered what on earth might happen next. He wasn’t sure whether he’d been asleep or actually on some wild escapade it had all felt so vivid. He...Read More