Blockchain is not the magic bullet banking needs. There, I said it. We can stop pretending it is now.  In fact, Blockchain doesn’t matter. Neither does Hadoop, Watson, AI or robot advisory or any other of the buzz words depicting technology that investors swoon over these days. They all have the *potential* to be transformative…Read More

The traditional command-and-control approach to leadership, which emphasises strict hierarchies and a focus on maximising productivity above all else with little if any regard for the wellbeing of the teams that are intrinsic to achieving any performance, has been the norm in many organisations for decades and whilst the need for fundamental change in the…Read More

(Cross-posted between all my channels, full version and bonus content on substack ) and an author’s read-through available for a one-time recording purchase here One word for my (undoubtedly startled) Medium followers who may not have followed me as part of the 122.000 subscribers on LinkedIn, if you came here back in the early thousands 🙂…Read More

This week I am in Sibos in Sydney speaking about a number of things but the topic closest to my heart is the Future of Work and we’re slicing and dicing that on stage in front of nearly 8000 bankers. I fully expect we’ll be unpacking far too little with so many big topics swirling…Read More

Of 100 execs asked if they understand the importance of innovation in their business, chances are, 99 will definitively claim they do. Most dearly mean it as well. There are few people in the workplace today, who don’t understand that rapid progress is necessary for survival both on a company and a personal level and…Read More

I hadn’t thought I’d ever write about a branch but here we are. It isn’t even because I’m fresh out of FinTech and Digital Experience topics – I am so not out of those I’ll be starting a podcast likely called “What my #FinTech?!?” that you can tune in if you are sick of the…Read More

<This article was originally published on the www. duenablomstrom.com website here and is cross-posted from Duena’s Newsletter “Chasing Psychological Safety”> We’re really pleased and very hopeful to announce the first of two podcasts that launched last week to help us all have better spaces to debate and encourage the human work. The video and current draft…Read More

Let’s talk about hearts, minds, impression management in our public persona and authentic leadership, personal branding, social media and neurodivergence. Oh and about Human Debt and the Human Work we need and how to help HR help us all, while we’re at it. All the things. Today’s article is more of a re-teaming one. The…Read More

Let’s not sugarcoat it, no one’s job is guaranteed in the age of AI. Not mine, not yours reading this and certainly not HR’s. We all know that the vast majority of the activities HR has been reduced to handling are, while crucial, are perfectly “automatable”. Hiring these days never requires anyone to “have a…Read More

<This article was originally published on the www. duenablomstrom.com website here> Much as we get impatient and frustrated when we are in the belly of the beast, in the world of work, there is a clear evolution in terms of authenticity and courage. When we start out in our careers, we are often determined to emulate…Read More