by Martin Kerr | | Culture & Behaviour, Decision-Making & Risk, Frontline & Operations, Organisational Change Management
In my days on the tools and even in my more senior roles, it always felt like no one trusted my intuition. It wasn’t always spot on, but usually it was very close. No one understands the inherent risks as front-line workers do, yet unless it’s in the...
by Martin Kerr | | Culture & Behaviour, Data & Information, Decision-Making & Risk
Building a Culture of Informed Decision-Making Before my world of Asset Management and Change Management, I was a software developer for an asset-intensive organisation. I was actually a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). This unique window still helps me...
by Martin Kerr | | Asset Management, Decision-Making & Risk, Leadership & Governance
Context On any given day, around the world, the business functions of Commercial and Finance quietly tick along. Commercial seeking to get the best outcome from a contract, challenging variations, claiming extensions of time, and sometimes playing bad cop on behalf of...
by Martin Kerr | | Decision-Making & Risk, ISO & Management Systems, Organisational Change Management
Change Management and Risk Management (A Perfect Match?) Change is constant, and managing it well separates successful organisations from the ones that keep putting out fires. I usually default to ISO 31000, the international standard for risk management, as a...
by Martin Kerr | | Asset Management, Decision-Making & Risk
In 2016 Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article by Eric Almquist, John Senior, and Nicolas Bloch with the title “The Elements of Value”. It had the subtitle “Measuring-and delivering-what consumers really want”. I am going to draw a parallel to this HBR...
