What is RegTech? Regulatory Technologies (RegTech) – according to Harvard Kennedy School “the application of new technology to regulation-related activities in order to shift them from analog-era to digital and computational models and, thereby, gain dramatic increases in effectiveness, efficiency and scalability” It’s not surprising that amid...
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Mind Fit CEO interviewed by David Williams on Forbes.com
Behavioural Waste – why deal with it first? David K. Williams, a Forbes.com writer, recently interviewed Neville Gaunt, CEO of Mind Fit about why it’s important to eliminate or significantly reduce negative behaviours before an organisation introduces any innovation or looks to change practices and grow....
Is The Biggest, Unchecked Business Disease – Behavioural Waste™?
The biggest, unchecked Business Disease – Behavioural Waste™ Organisations believe in leadership development as there are $billions invested in leadership development every year, made on the assumption that “better leaders get better results”. Some, more focused (maybe informed) investors focus their leadership programmes on engagement, assuming better...
Where do Reality-Driven Leaders start?
Where do Reality-Driven Leaders start? We’re often asked this question and what may be surprising is that no matter the size of the organisation the answer is the same – start with reality. Why? Because we instinctively know that’s the right place, yet we all make assumptions...
Are you trying to prove Einstein wrong?
Have you noticed how the one or two line sayings from real thought leaders are always simple and yet have far deeper meanings once you start to think about them. So when Einstein said, “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking....
Is Behavioural Waste the missing link to Lean Programmes Succeeding?
Why do Lean Programmes fail? Research suggests that over 70% of all lean programmes fail. If you’d like to see some research about what might be the why then this link is useful http://www.lean.org/Search/Documents/352.pdf Yet during my years in the oil&gas, construction and retail industries I’ve implemented many...
Is Your Health Suffering? Does your Doctor help?
Customer is always right An article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ May 2015) urged doctors to stop over–treating patients in ways that do not help and could even harm. It suggests some patients are given pills or have tests that they do not need but doctors...
What Stops Us Acting and Engaging with Renewable Energy?
What do we know about Renewable Energy? Ask anyone today and they will have an understanding of the impact on society and our reliance on fossil fuels for our energy needs. We also know the carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels is having an effect on...
Has your organisation a DRA mindset?
What is a DRA mindset? It’s being highly aware in different and dynamic contexts; able and ready to take relevant and appropriate action to minimise risk in whatever you are doing – it’s what’s called a Dynamic Risk Assessment mindset. A DRA mindset is nothing new. It...
No Clear Purpose? Would you say No?
No Clear Purpose? Would you say No? A colleague and a fellow director of Mind Fit is also a Professor of Innovation and is regularly requested to present on innovation related subjects to variety of institutes, public and private sector organisations. One such recent request was...