​Businesses are all-too-often hindered by a disconnect between their overall strategic aims and the daily work being focused on by teams on the ground. Several have switched to a more methodical and connected approach, increasing success rates dramatically.

Most businesses have a long-term vision and core strategic goals. But many struggle to make them a reality. The problem often arises because the strategic goals are so overarching and distant, that they aren’t focused on consistently among the day-to-day direction.

​Many companies are stuck driving outputs instead of outcomes. They find themselves feeling busy but seeing results stagnate. In our company, we’ve made big changes to ensure we quickly drive what matters most. Here’s how.

Traditional approaches to collaboration are as outdated as the fax machine. While most businesses have now digitised, many have permitted historic gaps between departments’ cultures to widen, leading to disharmony and a stifling of innovation. What are the five factors needed for effective, agile collaboration?

Driving value through digital change is an ambition that ranks highly among many chief marketing officers. But to get there, businesses will need to transform processes, act on insights and establish powerful C-suite partnerships. 

​Governments are implementing ever more advanced support programs to stimulate their economies to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and broader geopolitical challenges, and to thrive once again. The schemes being established include investments in physical infrastructure, digital and communications upgrades, sustainability improvements and highly-targeted tax incentives.

As these significant efforts move ahead, a key priority will be how to maximize their efficacy. This will require a close examination of which initiatives are best funded and run by government, and where the introduction of private infrastructure investors might drive efficient development, freeing money for schemes elsewhere.  ​