Understanding Cryptocurrencies
Do you know what the global transaction speed for Bitcoin is globally? Seven transactions per second – yes SEVEN. In comparison Visa and MasterCard process around 24,000 per second all day [...]
Are you a Prayer, Stayer or Player when it comes to talking about digital?
Prayer, Stayer or Player? Which one are you? Prayers are just praying that this new technology is going away, the Stayers know that disruption is happening but will stay the course and the [...]
To get digital you need to be digital – and learn the language
When you come across a new terminology, some new jargon or acronyms, do you seek to understand what they mean or let them wash over you? I encourage all of my audiences to be curious and [...]
The Big 4 Consulting revenue now exceeds audit work – we need to consider the “Big 6” in consulting
A report in the WSJ that says the "Big 4" audit firms (Deloitte, PWC, EY and KPMG) now generate more revenue from consulting than from their traditional audit services. What does this mean for [...]
So I bought some Bitcoin – and you should too
In late 2017, I bought £20 worth of Bitcoin and £20 worth of Etherum via coinbase, the day that the price of many cryptocurrencies “crashed” from a high of around $19,000 the pervious week. I [...]
2017 has been all about disruption – here is my year in review
2017 has been a huge year for me in terms of public speaking. One constant though has been the need for change. I’ve spoken to large audiences around disruption, and new technologies such [...]
Governments urgently need to appoint a Digital Minister to be fit for the future
The Prime Minister needs to urgently find and promote a Digital Minister. Not someone who has been in the Government for years who needs a “turn” at something new, it needs radical thinking.
Recruitment platforms are taking away recruitment jobs
Forget Robots taking your job, in some industries such as recruitment they don’t exist anymore - now replaced by recruitment platforms.
Who is looking at your firm through a digital lens?
The more I speak from the stage about disruption, the more I realise companies are challenged about exactly where to start.
If your staff are behaving like robots, they will be replaced by robots
Are some of your employees already behaving like robots in the repetitive tasks they are performing? A few weeks ago John Cryan, CEO of Deutsche Bank called out his bank and the rest of the [...]