The key to courageous leadership? Mirrors and windows 19.09.18 “A Leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the Courage to show our vulnerability can we truly lead” Making Waves: Fibre Fit for the Future 17.09.18 Over the course of its relatively short lifetime, Internet technology has evolved significantly. Once used solely as a network for academics to exchange research, the... One step forward, two steps right: how to offer an attractive employee experience 13.09.18 Organisations are finding themselves having to keep up with these shifting priorities and perspectives, and adapt to ensure they are providing what their current and... Courage - a key characteristic required in today’s workplace 12.09.18 "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others." (Aristotle) How will smaller players survive in a highly competitive Energy sector? 04.09.18 The UK’s Energy sector has undergone unprecedented change over the last five years with the supply market opening up to new competitors. A new approach to Procurement? 03.09.18 Moorhouse recently worked alongside a UK based organisation on a significant strategic procurement programme. The organisation had a clear customer focus and sought to improve... The new anatomy of banking 10.08.18 We all could be forgiven for losing a little faith in the banking industry. It is only a decade on from the worst financial crisis... The importance of not being an imbecile - becoming a disruptive innovator 23.07.18 The French have a saying: “il n'y a que les imbéciles qui ne changent pas d'avis”. Translating loosely as “only fools don’t change their mind”,... Hiring for good - addressing public sector recruitment challenges 18.07.18 Say what you want about Brexit, but over the last couple of years our economy has been recovering and we’ve seen a relatively buoyant UK... A forward look to post-Brexit Britain 13.07.18 Brexit has been dominating the public consciousness, Commons’ discussions and newspaper headlines since the Leave vote; and, this week has brought us the Whitepaper which... Organisational culture: adapting to the new norms of high performance 13.07.18 For many years, we have understood that organisational culture is key to supporting high performing organisations. In the 80’s, Hofstede set out core concepts of... Should we be giving people a compass or a map? 12.07.18 During a Moorhouse breakfast seminar last week, there was a quote that came out from the discussions that really stuck with me - ‘how do... Digital – joining the dots towards a connected business 11.07.18 Digital is now often used to describe or define the changing world businesses are adapting to in order to meet customer demands. Most organisations are... Market Volatility in Telecommunications 10.07.18 The telecom market is a highly dynamic environment, despite being traditionally regarded as mature with high barriers to entry. Financial Improvement Programmes - increasing the chances of success 06.07.18 Since the “Nicholson Challenge” to secure £20bn of savings was announced in 2010, NHS Trusts have been familiar with the annual drive to achieve cost... 70 years of our National Health Service 05.07.18 Today we are celebrating the NHS’s monumental 70th birthday. Moorhouse Annual Escape 2018 26.06.18 Well they say timing is everything! I can’t think of a better way to integrate into a new firm than the Moorhouse Annual Escape. Employees, the secret consumers in your organisation 25.06.18 Today’s workforce landscape is entering a new era. For the first time, five generations are co-existing in the workplace, all with different needs and wants,... Mobility as a Service (MaaS) 21.06.18 Over the last few years we have started to see some significant changes to the way we travel – in particular within cities. One... Physical estate – getting the right fit for retail 06.06.18 Another month, another bloodbath on UK high streets. 100 stores to go at M&S, 49 at Mothercare and a 42% decline in profits at Arcadia.... Managing a large volunteer workforce - problems, pitfalls, opportunities 06.06.18 What's over three times the population of Newcastle, and could fill Wembley stadium ten times over? Well, yes - the viewers of this year's Eurovision... Making Waves: Keeping up with the new content kings 01.06.18 The average adult in the UK now consumes 4 hours and 35 minutes of video content each day. A proliferation of channels, providers, devices and... Four things to do after GDPR deadline day 25.05.18 GDPR is here. The day we’ve all been working toward (or not) for the last two years. But as we all know, there’s more work... Developing organisation wide response capability 18.05.18 A recent study by Continuity Central showed “the integration of Business Continuity Management (BCM) with other organisational teams” is one of the top change themes... What does mental health mean to me? 15.05.18 Mental health has been described as ‘a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being’[1]. For me, mental health is two-fold. ... After the hype has faded, how will Sainsbury’s deliver the benefits of a new merged entity with Asda? 01.05.18 The Asda and Sainsbury’s merger follows a spate of consolidations in the retail sector as companies grapple to contend with the discounters, changing consumer trends,... Challenging Orthodoxies 01.05.18 Embracing diversity ensures our people are both happy and fulfilled but also enables us to attract the very best talent. As Moorhouse grows as a... Making Waves: How to expand in a saturated market 20.04.18 The UK Telecoms market is saturated, making it harder for new players to enter and for established telcos to grow – a pattern replicated in... What’s next for regulation in the Telecoms industry? 04.04.18 Early last year, we remarked on the new trends in regulation in the Telecoms, Media and Technology industry. 2016/17 was certainly busy, with regulators issuing... Extraordinary Leaders at Moorhouse 29.03.18 Our quarterly escape. 120 Moorhouse consultants at RADA studios. Cue a day of Jazz hands. Well if you want. If that’s your style, or sometimes... Change Management: it’s time to stop making excuses 22.03.18 The likelihood of delivering change successfully is recognised as low, with many different sources citing statistics which show a high failure rate for organisational change... Constant change: managing the ‘new normal’ 15.02.18 The current economic landscape represents a constant change. As people live longer, workforce demographics change; throw in technological disrupters such as Artificial Intelligence and... The UK Smart Meter Programme: time to get smarter 25.01.18 The UK Government has tasked the energy sector to provide the option to consumers to install smart meters by the year 2020. This is a... Five fundamentals for a successful integration 12.01.18 Time Warner-AOL, Sprint-Nextel, eBay-Skype. What do these have in common? They are all examples of M&A deals gone wrong. They are all integrations that failed... Insight: setting the expectations of the patient/customer 22.12.17 In July 2018, the National Health Service will mark its 70th birthday. Much has changed since 1948 but it is perhaps remarkable then that the... How can the NHS adopt more Agile ways of working? 01.12.17 Agile project management is increasingly being used in many business environments and outside of traditional software implementation projects, because of the flexibility it allows and... Turning the spotlight on Black Friday 23.11.17 Like Halloween and Valentine's Day, Black Friday is no longer just a novelty American event to us Brit's. Amazon introduced it to the UK in... Is agility your super power? 21.11.17 In the current economic landscape every business needs a super power to keep ahead of the competition. Innovation in Transport and Infrastructure – it’s not just for Uber 30.10.17 Organisations have long strived for being innovative in delivering products and services. However, the importance they attach to this is significantly increasing* and is particularly... Taking the ‘general’ out of general practice – moving away from a ‘one size fits all’ model to better meet patient needs 30.10.17 General Practice is under severe and mounting pressure. There is a rising demand for appointments, with a 15% increase in the number of consultations evident... Fear of Change: warning potentially highly contagious 27.10.17 Aristotle is quoted as saying ‘we are what we repeatedly do’. In today’s world, we know that people are creatures of habit and we... Net Neutrality – Time To Catch Up? 23.10.17 On 18th May 2017, a pivotal vote was cast by the Federal Communications Committee in America. This vote began the reversal of what is commonly... Consuming 17,000 calories a year too many. Do we need a fat tax? 16.10.17 The obesity crisis is costly. Sustainable Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are currently in the early phases of system-wide transformation of services. They are focusing, amongst other... De-risking investment in innovation 12.10.17 In today’s competitive marketplace, firms are facing more short-term pressure than ever to maintain revenue parity, let alone demonstrate growth. As a result, they are less... Blockchain and Banking: 2B or not 2B 12.10.17 When you strip back the hype, blockchain is a form of database for recording digital transactions. Once entered, records become both permanent and immutable, creating... Take 10 for World Mental Health Day 10.10.17 It’s Tuesday morning. Day two of the working week and Friday feels like a lifetime away. By now, many of you will have... If we had the ability to see round corners... 10.10.17 If you had a superpower what would it be? The ability to fly? The ability to travel through time? The ability to turn back the... How good are you at integrating different cultures? 26.09.17 M&A activity has remained robust in the UK since the Brexit vote in June 2016, with Baker McKenzie forecasting US$125 billion of activity in 2017... Effective store lifecycle management provides the foundations to succeed in an unforgiving retail market 12.09.17 In the early-2000’s many commentators forecasted the demise of bricks and mortar retail stores, expecting consumers to move to online channels. Nearly 20 years later... Superfast wireless internet for all? Get ahead of the curve and maximise the benefits of 5G 01.09.17 It is just 10 years since the birth of the smartphone and the pace of change in mobile communications has been nothing short of breath-taking.... Feeling the pinch in investment banking? The drive for cost reduction and the road to shared utilities 23.08.17 The investment banking industry has not traditionally been known for penny-pinching. Yet in recent years as the demands of complying with a wave of regulatory... How Brexit risks a flourishing aviation sector 11.08.17 In this blog, we explain current EU aviation agreements, and how leaving these agreements will impact UK airlines. As the Brexit negotiations progress and the... Five key tips for a customer centric IT operating model 05.07.17 Everyone talks about ‘going digital’, but what does this mean to the leadership team of a large company in structuring the IT function? In short,... Incubation to integration: how can major FS firms successfully integrate the new wave of FinTechs? 31.05.17 London is acknowledged as both a major financial centre and an important hub for technology start-ups. As a result, the City plays host to many... Delivering 'Sustainability & Transformation Plans' for the NHS 10.05.17 The 'Next Steps for the Five Year Forward View', published at the end of March 2017, has made it absolutely clear that Sustainability & Transformation... Brexit: a bitter pill to swallow? Part 2 11.04.17 Moorhouse discussed the implications Brexit could have on the UK’s pharmaceutical Research and Development operations. This is part of a series of blogs in which... Brexit: a bitter pill to swallow? Part 1 31.03.17 June 23rd 2016 marked a new era in UK history as the country decided to leave the EU. The ‘Leave’ vote was unexpected and it... Technology and the Customer Impact in 2017 28.03.17 From market share battles of telco operators, to the growing influence of Amazon and smart homes, 2017 is shaping up to be a transformative year... Data and collaboration: turning regulatory challenge into opportunity 22.03.17 The regulatory requirements placed on firms since the 2008 crisis have rarely been out of the financial press and with MiFID II’s implementation date now... AB Inbev face their biggest integration challenge yet 06.02.17 Now Anheuser-Busch (AB) Inbev has purchased its big rival SAB Miller, one in every three pints pulled throughout the world will be sold by AB... Supply chains; the modern chains of slavery 30.01.17 “Students…are taught that slavery ended in the 19th Century. But, sadly, nearly 150 years later, the fight to end this global scourge is far from... Unblocking primary care: time for a self-care revolution 18.01.17 Workload and capacity challenges are on the rise in the NHS. One thing that could make a difference is heavily promoting a self-care agenda, to... The NHS: balancing control and judgement in a climate of uncertainty 09.01.17 Delivering healthcare involves risk. Doctors, nurses and hospital managers have to make many judgement calls on a daily basis. But these judgements can be unpredictable... TMT regulation: what frequency are the regulators on? 05.01.17 In 2016 we saw Ofcom and the wider regulatory bodies continuing to ‘step it up’ in terms of putting out some clear signals to the... Riding the Regulatory Wave with RegTech 15.12.16 Financial regulation isn’t new. In the UK, the banking act in 1979 was the first UK Act to put banking regulation on a statutory footing.... Innovation: your response to a changing world 05.12.16 Consumer goods companies are experiencing a trading environment that is more challenging and complex than ever before. Consumers are more demanding, digital disruption is increasing,... Power to the People - Product Development & Launch Excellence in a Digital World 07.11.16 Social media and the growing role of the ‘internet of things’ is increasingly blurring the separation between physical products, services and digital offerings. Take pedometers... Finding the truth from data in Financial Services: Change Management is the Key 03.11.16 “We’ll call 2015 the year of the pancake” was how Mike Mayo (analyst at CLSA) described a year that saw the six biggest banks in... NHS in the future: we need more transparency and clarity 02.11.16 Delivering change is difficult, and the NHS has a lot to deliver. One thing that could make the difference would be to help staff understand... Could M&A be on the rise in oil & gas? 31.10.16 Oil prices began to decline in 2014 as increased US shale production reduced the American dependency on foreign imports. As global production levels continued... Our NHS is in trouble: only strategic thinking will plot a route to recovery 20.10.16 The pressures currently facing the NHS are widely known: constraints on resources; staffing shortages; declining performance; ever-increasing demands on services. These perennial problems no longer... The NHS Partnership: can the NHS work for its staff? 13.10.16 Founded in 1864, John Lewis is one of the UK’s greatest retail success stories. Like the NHS, it is founded on clear, strong principles that... Don’t go chasing waterfalls, be Agile 11.10.16 Telcos are often large, complex organisations where change doesn’t happen easily. However, the landscape is shifting; customer needs are rapidly evolving, driven by new technologies... The people vs technology part two: the prosecutor’s half truth 26.09.16 So, the verdict is out – as a result of cyber security attacks against your bank’s digital assets your archaic IT is to blame for... The NHS Workforce – why recruitment can’t be the only answer 01.09.16 The EU referendum brought intense spotlight on the future of the NHS. Both sides spoke of increasing demand for services, high staff vacancy rates, and... The Evolution of Customer Expectations 17.08.16 The modern customer is a demanding and fickle buyer. They expect well-priced products, knowledgeable, tailored customer service, and an easy and beneficial relationship with a... Personalisation: Why are we waiting…? 04.08.16 For years there has been talk of big data, personalisation and the big revolution we would see both in the world of advertising and in... Back seat driver: Commercialising autonomous cars 01.08.16 Google, Apple, Tesla, Nissan, NVIDIA, Uber and Jaguar Land Rover. Not names you would necessarily group together, but what do they have in common? They... Know your customer: Get consistent to get ahead 27.07.16 Top of the table for customer service is an enviable place to be for telecoms providers. In a sector plagued with low customer trust, being... Boris’ Billions: How could the NHS spend an additional £350m per week…? 26.07.16 In the wake of the EU Referendum result that shook us to the core on Friday 24th June 2016, the Brexiteers’ key headline incentives quickly... Regulation and Brexit - how telecom firms can get ahead 27.05.16 With the prospect of Brexit and Ofcom’s increasing regulation, the UK telecoms industry is going through a period of intense change and disruption. Although, this... Top tips for successful carve out programmes 19.05.16 The recent news from RBS about the complexity of separating Williams & Glyn as a ‘complex process’ is an understatement; carve out programmes are complex... Blockchain: the next big thing? 09.05.16 “Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything” – Steve Jobs. Apple stopped us going into shops to buy music.... The people vs technology part one: your greatest form of defence 25.04.16 There’s no denying it. Cyber security has long since firmly taken its place as a C-suite priority across businesses and Governments worldwide with global spending... Is it all hot air? Global warming and the transport industry 14.04.16 Climate change is a critical subject and has been yet again in the forefront of the public eye recently at the COP21 summit held at... Shaping the Digital Transformation Programme 06.04.16 In our last Perspective, we looked at how organisations can realise the potential of Digital and the 5 principles of embedding Digital into an organisation.... Regulation and Innovation - friend or foe? 01.04.16 The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has had a busy first 12 months undergoing market reviews, mobilising the payment strategy forum and setting guidance for how... Five principles of the Digital enterprise 30.03.16 We looked at how the new global Digital platform has and will continue to disrupt markets and competition in our last Perspective. This is driven... Is Digital just another trend? 23.03.16 Digital is far more than just another wave of new technologies that will affect one part of the organisation or another. The aggregate effect of... Opening up Openreach: Ofcom Digital Communication Strategic Review 15.03.16 Following the recent Ofcom review, more is to be done with the networks and infrastructure of BT Openreach to ‘open them up’. The review was... Keeping up with the kids 03.03.16 The next generation of customers are different to any that technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) firms have known before, for one key reason; these customers... Walking the tightrope – balancing immediate change and long-term improvement in the NHS 25.02.16 Leaders of NHS Trusts face huge pressures to provide sustainable, high quality care for their local populations. They must manage growing demand, an ageing population... Innovation in payments: there's strength in numbers 19.02.16 In recent years, the payments industry has transitioned into a consumer centric and topical industry, led by many well-known global brands. This has introduced... The Junior Doctors Dispute 08.02.16 The critical balance of delivering essential transformational change whilst maintaining patient safety Digital developments to distribution in retail banking 25.01.16 Emerging digital distribution channels are fundamentally changing the way that customers interact with retail banks. Tech-savvy customers are using mobile and online to meet their... The rise of digital and how it can help to transform the NHS 19.01.16 With the rapid growth of digital technology, and a range of unexploited opportunities resulting from legacy IT programme failures, the NHS should embrace digital technology... M&A deals are reaching crunch point for UK telecoms 08.01.16 The UK telecoms market is likely to see a major shake-up in 2016 with two prominent M&A deals coming to head shortly. The Competition and... Patients don't get sick on Sundays... 06.01.16 The first wave of the Prime Minister’s ‘Challenge Fund’ pilots across England have tested seven day access to GP practices, with some surprising results. Seven... Quad play: Will telecoms providers make it work? 10.12.15 At a strategic level, quad play – where telecommunications companies provide mobile, TV, broadband and fixed line services – sounds like quite a simple idea.... These are the Challengers - pretenders to the retail banking crown - and they're here to stay 01.12.15 In a true David and Goliath story, does Goliath have what it takes to keep up with the pace of change, or will the more... The Brexit Decision: Uncertainty is the enemy of investment 25.11.15 Impacts from uncertainty over Britain’s future ahead of the EU referendum are already being felt based on comments from Ross Walker, the RBS chief economist. Government spending review – what it means, and why portfolio decisions are more important than ever 23.11.15 Government departments are set to lose £4 trillion in funding over the current period of parliament – how can those savings be found? Tackling the obesity crisis - Are we ready for a sugar tax? 18.11.15 Lessons from the smoking ban suggest that the public may not be ready for a sugar tax. Instead, a broad range of targeted initiatives on... The unnecessary divide between policy and implementation 12.11.15 For government to successfully deliver, implementation must have a greater role in the policy making process Mind the gap: transport firms want new skills 09.11.15 The 2015/16 Barometer on Change reflects some key trends emerging across the transport sector, with the three key themes resonating across the sector: Financial service institutions need a revolution, not an evolution 09.11.15 This year’s Barometer (avoid the zombies, innovate for growth) reflects that many financial service institutions (FSIs) are no longer cutting costs just to protect the... Modernising traditions from a legal services perspective 02.11.15 The themes emerging from the Barometer on Change 2015/16 resonate throughout the legal sector. A focus on cost reduction, coupled with a desire to re-invest... Do mergers and acquisitions benefit consumers? 30.10.15 The Barometer on Change 2015/16 findings resonate strongly with the challenges our clients face across the technology, media and telecoms sector. A change in pace for pharmaceuticals and consumer business 30.10.15 The themes coming out of our fourth Barometer on Change are reflected emphatically across the pharmaceutical and consumer business sectors, where the pace of change... It's game on: Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) v. Tech Giants 30.10.15 Traditional institutions have dominated the Payments industry for yonks. But will this status quo – in which payment systems continue to be run by... Change is constant for the health sector 30.10.15 The overwhelming conclusion from this year’s Barometer on Change - change is the ‘new constant’ - is acutely felt across the health sector. The house that Big Banks built 23.10.15 The structure is sound, but the decoration is old. DELIVER! 09.10.15 We launched the Barometer on Change 2015/16 this week and 'DELIVER' provides a really helpful mnemonic that captures a number of the key messages: What’s stopping quad play and do consumers really care? 06.10.15 The concept of converged services is nothing new. For the past decade, providers have bundled together broadband and fixed telephone services and take up of...
