SamWilko Advisory Industry Blog
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So what in the world is wrong with Australian businesses?
What you will learn: This article focuses on management capability as a key competency for businesses that aspire to developing innovative products and services. In a recent ABC Radio interview Greg Ellis, the ex-CEO of REA Group, provides a critique of Australian...
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
New SamWilko Advisory Blog by Peter Wilkinson I would like to share a few images of a recent trip that I took along the Kokoda Track in PNG over the Easter period. I was privileged to travel with my daughter and a group of her Cadet colleagues as well as parents and...
The facts businesses need to know about charging higher fees for their services
What you will learn: I often find myself in conversations with people in the Engineering profession who are unhappy about the fees they are able to charge for their services. What is going on here is the “value” conversation – clients aren’t recognising the value...
Capabilities – how to find them and how to build them in your organisation
What you will learn: Organisations may be thought of as a grouping of resources and capabilities that have been brought together for the purpose of producing an outcome for clients or customers. Those organisations with the best capabilities have a competitive...
What’s the difference between ALARP and SFAIRP (apart from the spelling?)
What you will learn: In the context of Safety Management, “risky” industries such as Rail typically apply Risk Management analysis based on the approaches of As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) or So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP). There may be...
The Facts that businesses and individuals need to know about applying integrity in improving business performance
What you will learn: Improving the performance of organisations can be a painstaking process and as human beings we can regularly behave in ways that thwart all efforts to enact change. One rigorous and effective method for enacting change is based on the concept of...
More Facts that Businesses and Individuals need to know about Maximising Productivity
What you will learn: Maximising productivity is a key issue for individuals as well as businesses. Identifying and implementing small, incremental improvements is the key to improving organisational as well as personal productivity and performance. Comparison of James...
The Facts that Businesses need to know about Maximising Productivity
What you will learn: Maximising organisational productivity is a key issue for business. A recent article by Ross Gittins in the Sydney Morning Herald and some research by Susan Cain offer some useful thoughts on the subject. New Sam Wilko Advisory Blog by Peter...
The role of Verification, Validation and Certification in Major Projects
There have been many instances over the last few years where I’ve found myself debating the role of verification versus certification in major projects. For various reasons, each project tends to be a “one-off” application of a hybrid contractual structure. In these...
The Recovery – when is it coming for Australia and what should I do?
There seems to be quite a deal of confusion regarding where we are in the economic cycle in Australia. The key questions people are asking themselves are “If and when the general economic recovery comes will I notice it?” and “What should I be doing right now to...