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Five big technology predictions for oil and gas.
Technology advances are shaping the future of oil and gas and the pace of change is faster than ever. Energy companies can no longer afford to dabble in new technology and must leverage digital to stay competitive. A recent Bain report showed that revenues of digital and technology leaders grew 14 percent over the past three years, more than double the performance of digital laggards. Given the myriad of new technology emerging every day, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by digital options.
Drawing on nearly 25 years’ technology experience and best practices from Deloitte and Ernst & Young across Canada and the UK, John will encourage lively discussion around his predictions of new technologies and also leave the audience with actionable steps to leverage these technologies for immediate revenue growth and cost reduction.
Key learnings
- How data has gone from an asset to a burden, and how to gain the competitive edge.
- Leveraging your legacy systems to enable innovation.
- Opportunities for enhanced collaboration inside and outside your organization.
- Advances in unmanned operations improve security and safety. Examples include reducing the cost and environmental impact of rig decommissioning.
- Revolutionizing management of royalty payments, contracts, joint ventures and regulatory compliance.
Digital transformation is not about technology but it does grow revenue and reduce cost.
Installing a digital thermostat doesn’t make a house smart or connected. The same as implementing blockchain and AI won’t help your organization become digitally competitive. Digital transformation requires a coordinated effort throughout the organization and success is as much reliant on people and process as it is technology.
Revenues of digital leaders typically grows 14% but only 5% of companies running digital transformation have achieved their goals. Furthermore, digital transformation doesn’t have an end state; it’s a journey in adopting innovation and change within your company.
Key learnings
- How digital transformation will grow revenue of oil and gas.
- Why digital transformation should not be run by the IT department.
- The critical role of insight and outsight in delivering digital transformation.
- How to align business and IT on the same digital vision.
- Why you must show results early and often.
10 steps to exceptional leadership of business transformation.
Teams automatically follow exceptional leaders. So becoming an exceptional leader results in your team performing at a higher level and increasing the success of your business transformation. But transformation is not just about people and teams. Technology and process play an equally important role and this means you as a leader you have multiple challenges.
During this this interactive and engaging presentation, John will share his leadership and business transformation best practices learned from Deloitte and Ernst & Young across Canada and the UK and give you the specific tools and techniques that will elevate performance of yourself, your team and the deliver results from your transformation.
Key learnings
- Maintain momentum and create a sense of urgency.
- Create effective leadership in business transformation and how to Build an ‘A’ team.
- Define a vision for where you are going, ensuring the conditions for success and driving the team towards real business results.
- Make situations and challenges work best for you.
- Measure yourself against 10 key leadership qualities so you can develop a specific self enhancement plan.
7 Keys to Creating an Environment of Employee Engagement during challenging times.
The old adage “Culture eats Strategy” rings even more true for all organizations today. 87% of organizations cite culture and engagement as one of their top challenges, and 50% call the problem “very important.” according to a poll by Deloitte. Culture and productivity is no longer just a problem for HR.
This is even more important during challenging times and in the new era of a mobile workforce, key staff retention, skill shortages and effects on morale of technology advancements.
What is necessary for employee engagement. Hint, start with vision, strategy and leadership
Key learnings
- How to make work meaningful for employees.
- Why Change Management is dead and Transformational Change is the way to long lasting results.
- Tactical action steps you can take to improve employee engagement today.
- How to align processes, policies and procedures to strategy and purpose for increased productivity and results.
- How and what to measure so you can rinse and repeat with ease.
Why agile doesn't get the job done faster. Four keys to rapid technology delivery.
The only constant is change. That’s standard practice for today’s workplace and teams are being pressured to fail fast, pivot and show results sooner and more often. An agile approach is an effective way to succeed in this new world but only if it’s implemented the right way. Most companies have many functions with their own priorities and methods of doing things. Mandating that every team will now be agile is not going to be successful.
During this presentation, John will share his project delivery expertise learned from nearly 25 years in the technology industry including best practices from Deloitte and Ernst & Young. The audience will leave with working knowledge of how to apply agile to their function and specific techniques to increase velocity and reduce toil.
Key learnings
- Learn the difference between agile, scrum, Kanban, lean delivery.
- Why agile fails in the energy industry.
- Why having experts doesn’t equal better delivery.
- The four keys to rapid delivery.
- How!
Topics can be tailored to suit your company needs and audience.
Digital transformation is not about technology: how to create a strategy that gets results.
Value to audience:
- Learn the key difference between digital and technology
- The 5 common mistakes of digital strategy.
- Recognize when companies execute operational effectiveness in the mistaken belief that it’s strategy
- How to employ the four Es framework to achieve massive results with your digital strategy.
Key learnings
- Business and Technology Transformation for creating revenue growth.
- Leadership, Vision and Strategy.
- Team Excellence, Employee engagement and leveraging Human Capital.
- Agile, Lean, Scrum, Accelerated Delivery, Portfolio Management and process alignment for Operational Excellence.
- Industry Drivers, Regulatory and Security environment impacts.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Some valuable words from our loving and ever growing customers.
We had the pleasure of having John speak at our Town Hall. John was very engaging and created an interactive environment where employees could grow as consultants and learn new ways to deliver excellent service to clients which translates to increased company performance. The conversations he inspired continued after his presentation and I recommend John’s services to any company looking for growth and transformation results.
John was great at understanding the needs and requirements of managing change on such a significant project and was a great guy to work with. I’d definitely recommend him!
John has been a tremendous leader and consummate professional on a complex program, he was able to establish trust with key resources right away and make sure all team members are engaged which has provided an environment for high performers to thrive.
Inspiring and Informative
John’s promise is to leave the audience motivated and provoke thinking that positively impacts your organization. John stands out because he understands and articulates the most pressing and challenging questions that are top of mind for your audience and organization. Access to strategy and innovation leaders ensures he is up to date on the latest trends and challenges facing organizations. His wide reaching experience working at the executive level and in the trenches makes sure his message resonates with all levels of audience.
Tailored Insights
John takes the time to understand what you need and what messages need to be delivered by research, interviews, analysis and strategic consulting as part of his keynote design process. This tailored approach ensures he identifies the most relevant issues and challenges facing your organization. John’s promise is to strive to over-deliver on impact, value, and drive meaningful change.