Author: Peter Bendor-Samuel

Framework and Implications of The Post-COVID Work Environment | Blog

One of the business lessons that companies learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is that the idea of needing an office for all employees and executives was not completely right. Having invested for operational success in the work-from-home (WFH) model for a year during the pandemic, the mindsets of employees and leaders changed. The current state of play for the work environment post-COVID – which many refer to as a hybrid model – is interesting. It has different “flavors” and some serious implications.

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Need to Kill COLA in Services Contracts | Blog

Businesses relied on Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) clauses in contracts for many years. I first saw it used in 1984. In allowing adjustments when costs went up, COLA clauses served companies well for quite a while in contracts for third-party services. But that’s no longer the case. In fact, it’s completely unsuitable for today’s business situation.

Engineering Challenges for Technology Platforms | Blog

Nearly every company is increasing its investment in technology and attempting to create new competitive advantage by assembling technology into platforms that transform how they serve their customers, service their employees, and coordinate their supply chains. Platforms automate existing activities and functions, fundamentally changing how leaders run an organization. Platforms cut across traditional organizational boundaries, incorporating many departmental functions, thus forcing a restructuring of process, organization, and technology. That creates a real challenge for organizations.