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FinTech Fast, Compliance Faster: The 3 Non-Negotiables for Australian Banks

FinTech Fast, Compliance Faster: The 3 Non-Negotiables for Australian Banks

The tension is real. Fintechs and neobanks ship new product features in 2–4 weeks. Traditional Australian banks? 4–6 months. (McKinsey) But here’s the[…]

The Theatre of Reporting: 3 questions that stop “green on slide, red in reality.”

🎭 The Theatre of Reporting: 3 Questions That Stop “Green on Slide, Red in Reality”

If your steering packs feel polished but your gut says “we’re drifting,” try this evidence test next meeting: ❓ Outcome, not activity: “What[…]

🧟‍♂️ Zombie Projects: Green Status, Dead Inside

You know the type. They shuffle through governance, devour capacity, and somehow never die. They’re not failing loudly enough to stop… just draining[…]

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: most “resource plans” are hope with a spreadsheet.

Here’s the Uncomfortable Truth: Most “Resource Plans” are Hope With a Spreadsheet

We see it every week. A beautiful plan gets signed off in Delivery Planning & Design…and then the staffing lines are “TBD”, “0.5[…]

The Theatre of Reporting

The Theatre of Reporting

When every dashboard is green, but your gut tells you it’s red. You know the scene. The monthly steering pack lands. Dozens of[…]

Solution Infatuation: Why Your First Good Idea Might Be the Worst One

Solution Infatuation: Why Your First Good Idea Might Be the Worst One

Have you ever noticed how the first “great idea” in a transformation meeting quickly becomes sacred? Once it’s voiced, planning begins, budgets are[…]

Black Swan

Black Swans in Transformation – A One-page of Self Questions

Use this as a fast sense check. Answer yes, no, or unsure. If you have more than three no or unsure answers, latent[…]

Black Swans in Transformation: It's Not a Freak Event

Black Swans in Transformation: It’s Not a Freak Event

Black swans in transformation aren’t freak events. They are the gap between what we believe and what is real. Most programs don’t fail[…]

💬 The Myth of the Red Flag

💬 The Myth of the Red Flag

Most executives treat red as a crisis.Something to fix.Or worse, something to hide. But a red flag isn’t the problem.It’s the first honest[…]

The Do-Nothing Case: Why Waiting 6–24 Months Might Be the Smartest Move You’ll Ever Make

The Do-Nothing Case: Why Waiting 6–24 Months Might Be the Smartest Move You’ll Ever Make

Every transformation leader faces the pressure to “start now.” The logic appears sound: act fast, show progress, get ahead. However, starting too soon[…]