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Knowledge worker productivity – important role for IT

Categories: Innovation, Knowledge Work, News | Date: 22nd September 2010

Findings from the workshop on 17th Sept: IT has an important role to play in improving knowledge worker productivity. Many people are spending 20+ hours a week using Microsoft Office and another 10-20 hours using email. Often they have had little or no training and have learnt by trial an error. In most cases there ...

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Join the Lead & Transform Linked-In Group

Categories: News | Date: 20th August 2010

Join us…to share learning and top tips for getting the very best results from IT investments in today’s lightning-fast, digital age. We’re looking at how to get the people, process, leadership and technology bits right to massively improve the way that organisations do business, when enabled by IT. The Lead and Transform group is a ...

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Improving the productivity of knowledge work – 17 September 2010, Durham Business School

Categories: IT Benefits Management, Knowledge Work, News | Date: 20th July 2010

Peter Drucker said, “the unique contribution of management in the 20th century was the 50 fold improvement in the productivity of manual workers… …the most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century is to similarly increase the productivity of knowledge work and knowledge workers“.
In our recent study, exploitation of existing systems and information ...

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IT Attention Deficit Report Published

Categories: IT Benefits Management, IT Portfolio Management, Leadership, News | Date: 9th June 2010
IT Attention Deficit Report Published

We are pleased to release our latest research findings. In a survey of over 200 senior IT leaders in North East England, we asked what were the factors that get in the way of realising maximum benefits from IT investment.
The results were fascinating. To receive a free download of the summary report, .

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Lead and Transform Addresses IT Directors Forum

Categories: Leadership, News | Date: 9th June 2010
Lead and Transform Addresses IT Directors Forum

On 16th June, Colin Ashurst presented to the IT Director’s Forum in Newcastle. This will be Colin’s third in a series of seminars for some of North East England’s leading CIOs and senior IT professionals.
June’s seminar focused on Managing the IT Attention Deficit, how to overcome lack of IT awareness amongst organisation leaders. For ...

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Society for IT Managers in Local Government (SOCITM) Presentation

Categories: Leadership, News | Date: 7th June 2010
Society for IT Managers in Local Government (SOCITM) Presentation

On 23rd April, Alison Freer presented to the North East England division of on the topic of Leadership Development in Public Sector IT.
It was fascinating to explore some of the latest challenges for Local Authority IT leaders as they consider their role in realising some of the major cost savings across the public sector. ...

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