Digital Transformation: Fix the process

The GC Index is featured in the third bi-annual Digital Transformation Tracker (DTT), alongside Detecon and Concentra. The DTT is published by the TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration. It is a global survey of more than 200 communications service providers (CSPs) and their technology suppliers tracks the progress of the […]

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MBAs and their role in shaping transformational change

MBAs bring a diverse spectrum of qualities to team dynamics, but more than a fifth of MBAs feel that half the teams in which they’ve worked have

AMBA Research - Exploring The Team Dynamics of MBA students and graduates

New research shows MBAs believe a lack of complementary skills is a major obstacle in teamwork

  MBAs bring a diverse spectrum of qualities to team dynamics, but more than a fifth of MBAs feel that half the teams in which they’ve worked have not succeeded due to a lack of complementary skills, according to ground-breaking research from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and The GC Index.   The first global […]

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Association of MBAs investigate game-changing teams

As The Association of MBAs and The GC Index join forces to launch a global research study into game-changing teams, David Woods-Hale, Editor of Ambition, finds out why this study is so important. Leadership is an intricate constellation or blend of capabilities and qualities but a definition of ‘the perfect team’ is too simplistic for […]

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Is It Time To Ditch The CV?

We are told we need CVs to see what experience, skills and knowledge an individual has, to help understand whether they will be able to deal with the role’s requirements. But how effective are CVs in identifying the most suitable person to join your team or organisation?    Last month Lee Lam, GCologist and Founder […]

Paying It Forward With The Multiplier Effect

  Vicky Sleight, GCologist and Chief Perfect Officer, at Perfect Limited wrote an article for Global Telecom Womens’ Network Mobile Century Magazine. Here, Vicky talks about the need to create a culturally competent and globally inclusive workplace in order to achieve long-term success and move forward in this complex world.   We should all be able to work […]

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New research identifies barriers to digital transformation

The TM Forum’s new Digital Transformation Tracker and Vision 2020 report, published at the TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World event, finds the biggest barriers to digital transformation to be cultural and organisational.   The new report warns that clear, aligned organisational vision and goals must be communicated throughout those operators undertaking digital transformation projects to improve their chances […]

Water For People Talk About Their Game-Changing Vision

Last month, The GC Index’s Nathan Ott hosted a webinar to show how Water For People, a global not-for-profit development organisation, is completely revolutionising its own attitude and the wider water sector. Consider that there are currently around 2 billion people across the planet who do not have access to clean water. This doesn’t just […]

Ambition - February 2017

John Mervyn-Smith Talks Multi-Dimensional Leadership

Leadership is often only partially understood in terms of personality qualities, according to Dr John Mervyn-Smith, Chief Psychologist at The GC Index.   However, leadership is more than a way of being in the world he tells Ambition, the member publication for the Association of MBAs.   Dr Mervyn-Smith says, “There is no perfect leader. […]

HOW WATER FOR PEOPLE HAS SUPERCHARGED ITS TEAM

Water For People – a global not-for-profit development organisation – is delivering change through communities by providing access to clean water and sanitation.