Management Consulting

The Challenge Knowledge about a product navigates product owners through a maze of complex decisions they need to make regularly.  Awareness of the business needs behind a product, the users who will benefit from it, and the functionalities it puts on the table, helps product owners maximize delivered value and successfully collaborate with stakeholders. Such […]

We are witnessing a sea-change in the way data is managed by banks and financial institutions all over the world. Data being commoditized and, in some cases, even monetized by banks is the order of the day. Though this seems to be at a stage where some more push is required in terms of adoption […]

“As if there weren’t enough jargons and complex terms to remember for an investor, you are telling me I need to now know about ESG and Climate Risk – You must be kidding me!!” – These are the exact words (with a couple of expletives, that I cannot quote here) – a senior fund administrator […]

“Double, double toil and trouble,” is a line repeated by the witches in Macbeth as they lay out the ominous prophecies of greatness and dire consequences for the titular character. Macbeth’s ambition envisions a perfect ending though desperate actions and moral weakness ruin it. So too are the misguided actions in pursuit of perfection which […]

In 1968, psychiatrist Stephen Karpman modeled what he called the Drama Triangle. With this, he illustrated dysfunctional mindsets that can derail social interactions. The three roles defined in this model are the rescuer (hero), persecutor (villain), and victim. This is another view of the lies we tell ourselves. Since the dawn of history, we’ve loved […]

Do you ever wish you had more time to focus on strategic thinking, to wrap your arms around a long-term vision, instead of spending your days drowning in administrative tasks? Digging deep into your idea factory takes time and energy, and a never-ending cycle of burn reports, meetings, and timecard approvals can drain both – […]

Quality innovation is not for the weak at heart! Innovation myths may have you thinking it is for the lucky or the extremely talented – that’s not true. Pablo Picasso said, “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” Thomas Edison quipped, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls […]

We’ve all heard of servant leadership. The concept of “being a servant” to your teams and treating employees as critical individuals to be cultivated and empowered, has strong merit. However, many organizations fall short, with those at the top of the hierarchy viewing employees as interchangeable cogs in the corporate machine. Instead of diving deep […]

A powerful, forward-thinking exercise used in project risk management, the project premortem exercise preemptively addresses risks, and helps prevent costly disasters. It ensures that your project stays on track and minimizes the chances of failure. During a premortem the project team collectively imagines that the project has already failed. Instead of waiting for actual failure, […]

If you were to pop open any social media platform or news app right now and scroll through a couple dozen posts, you’ll easily get the feeling that everything is #%&$ falling apart. Everyone is mad at something. We now use the term “doomscrolling.” In the past we had Yellow Journalism and we are there […]

I get a lot of enjoyment from the creative and innovative side of the work I do. Helping clients or my teams break out of the day-to-day and explore the unexpected. I’ve discussed innovation myths before and how to use lateral thinking to expand your pool of ideas in unexpected ways. One of my favorite […]

ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning Migration to the Cloud – July 2023 Go Live! Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) Business Challenge + Opportunity Migrate existing footprint and well-established business processes from Oracle EBS and NetSuite financials into Oracle ERP Cloud (Fusion), with over 500 custom reports written across different tool sets (FSGs, Discoverer, GL Wand, […]