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This page is the long‑form home for my thinking beyond LinkedIn. These are not trend summaries or vendor viewpoints. They are experience‑based perspectives drawn from leading large‑scale, high‑risk enterprise transformations.
If you are responsible for outcomes, risk, and credibility at scale, this is written for you.


The Future of Digital Transformation Leadership
Digital transformation is no longer an IT problem — it’s a leadership mandate. Learn how modern enterprise leaders must evolve to drive sustainable change and real business value.
Digital transformation has transcended the realm of mere technology implementation; it has become a pivotal leadership discipline that defines the success of modern enterprises. This article delves into the essential truth that effective transformation requires visionary leaders who can seamlessly align people, processes, data, and systems. These leaders strike a delicate balance between driving innovation and ensuring operational stability, all while wholeheartedly embracing a culture of continuous improvement.


The Five Hard Truths
Most ERP and digital transformations don’t fail because of technology—they stall because leaders mistake delivery for value. This article challenges five uncomfortable truths that explain why value is often lowest at go-live, why activity isn’t progress, and why complexity quietly erodes ROI. It reframes ERP transformation as a leadership discipline, not a project milestone, and sets the stage for building value that actually compounds over time.
Value Realization Framework: A Practical Model for ERP Leadership
The article “Value Realization Framework: A Practical Model for ERP Leadership” explains that going live with an ERP system is just the beginning, and real organizational value comes from progressing through five maturity phases—from stabilizing the system to building adaptive enterprise capabilities. It presents a practical leadership model that helps leaders diagnose where value stalls, understand why it happens, and identify the leadership behaviors needed to drive sustained business outcomes from ERP investments.


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