CSCLIVE SCHWARTZ
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Practical, plain-spoken thinking from thirty years in the field, written to be useful to leaders navigating real digital change.

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Two Names Against Every System: Closing the Gap Between IT and the Business

In my last post, Nobody Owns This, I argued that unless someone in the business owns the outcome by name, a programme can deliver everything on its plan and still not deliver the result. So how do you close it? Let me sketch a scenario for you.

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Two Names Against Every System: Closing the Gap Between IT and the Business
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Nobody Owns This: The Gap Between IT and the Business
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Nobody Owns This: The Gap Between IT and the Business

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My first Digital Transformation is successful. How do I repeat this success?
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My first Digital Transformation is successful. How do I repeat this success?

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What can I do to rescue my Digital Transformation?
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What can I do to rescue my Digital Transformation?

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How Do You Actually Know If Your Transformation Is Working?
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How Do You Actually Know If Your Transformation Is Working?

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Leading Digital Transformation in an AI World.
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Leading Digital Transformation in an AI World.

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Before You Bolt AI On, Check What's Underneath
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Before You Bolt AI On, Check What's Underneath

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Before You Transform: Three Questions Every Leader Should Ask
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Before You Transform: Three Questions Every Leader Should Ask

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⚖️ Have You Had the Hard Conversation Yet?
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⚖️ Have You Had the Hard Conversation Yet?

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😎 Confidence as a Leadership Asset 💪
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😎 Confidence as a Leadership Asset 💪

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🕵️‍♂️Leader Identity Shifts During Transformation😎
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🕵️‍♂️Leader Identity Shifts During Transformation😎

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⚖️ Trade-offs and Prioritisation 🔢
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⚖️ Trade-offs and Prioritisation 🔢

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🔋Capacity vs Ambition 🔥
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🔋Capacity vs Ambition 🔥

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AI AI AI It’s all over the place!!!
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AI AI AI It’s all over the place!!!

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What I’m Paying Attention To This Year
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What I’m Paying Attention To This Year

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The Quiet Signals Teams Respond To
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The Quiet Signals Teams Respond To

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How Leaders Influence and Shape Before Anything Moves
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How Leaders Influence and Shape Before Anything Moves

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What Leaders Don’t Need to Say

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What Leaders Carry (January Expectations)
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What Leaders Carry (January Expectations)

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Removing friction !!! How do you clear the path, not carry the load into 2026?

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Leadership That Builds Momentum: What does this mean?
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Leadership That Builds Momentum: What does this mean?

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Where can I take one courageous step before the year ends?
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Where can I take one courageous step before the year ends?

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Reflecting on 2025 and How to Set Up 2026 for Growth
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Reflecting on 2025 and How to Set Up 2026 for Growth

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The Digital Leader's Playbook: What Matters Most as We Finish 2025
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The Digital Leader's Playbook: What Matters Most as We Finish 2025

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💬Lessons Learned the Hard Way

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⚡ Five Habits of Leaders Who Keep Growing

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🧭 Influence Over Authority: Lessons from 30 Years of Leadership
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🧭 Influence Over Authority: Lessons from 30 Years of Leadership

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The Mirror Test: Leading Starts with Looking Within
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The Mirror Test: Leading Starts with Looking Within

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🚀Leading in the Digital Age: How do I do that? 🚀
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🚀Leading in the Digital Age: How do I do that? 🚀

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❓ What Trait Should You as a Leader Have Right Now❓
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❓ What Trait Should You as a Leader Have Right Now❓

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The Day I Realised Leadership Wasn’t About Me
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The Day I Realised Leadership Wasn’t About Me

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👣 One Step at a Time 👣

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Learning Cultures Beat Strategy Documents Every Time
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Learning Cultures Beat Strategy Documents Every Time

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💡 Growth Starts with the People Around You💡
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💡 Growth Starts with the People Around You💡

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Navigating Complexity: The Role of Digital Leaders in Managing Cultural
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Navigating Complexity: The Role of Digital Leaders in Managing Cultural

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Leading from Behind: The Quiet Power of Servant Leadership
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Leading from Behind: The Quiet Power of Servant Leadership

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Leading with the Heart: Building People, Teams, and Businesses
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Leading with the Heart: Building People, Teams, and Businesses

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A small cog in a Big Machine - Can I influence the outcome?
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A small cog in a Big Machine - Can I influence the outcome?

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What makes you unique?
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What makes you unique?

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Leading through the Change: Why Effective Leadership is Your Secret Weapon!
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Leading through the Change: Why Effective Leadership is Your Secret Weapon!

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Authenticity: Is this required for a "real" Leader?
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Authenticity: Is this required for a "real" Leader?

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Unlocking Potential Through Modernization: Are you trying to look into the Technology Crystal Ball?
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Unlocking Potential Through Modernization: Are you trying to look into the Technology Crystal Ball?

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Being Empowered Through Technology: From Smartphones to Superpowers
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Being Empowered Through Technology: From Smartphones to Superpowers

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Are you purpose-driven? What is your North Star?
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Are you purpose-driven? What is your North Star?

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Digital Transformation Leadership: What do you need to know?
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Digital Transformation Leadership: What do you need to know?

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Are you on the Journey?
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Are you on the Journey?

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Authentic Leadership: What does that mean today?
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Authentic Leadership: What does that mean today?

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Digital Transformation 2023: Where to Focus Now?
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Digital Transformation 2023: Where to Focus Now?

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You Won't Believe Why You Need to Digitally Transform
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You Won't Believe Why You Need to Digitally Transform

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Are you really listening?
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Are you really listening?

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Are you trusted as a leader?

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Are you wanting to embrace a growth mindset?

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Empathetic Leadership is A MUST
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Empathetic Leadership is A MUST

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Is Servant Leadership for You?
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Is Servant Leadership for You?

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