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TRY, LEARN, REPEAT: THE ROAD TO INNOVATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST - By Carlos Guevara, Dr. Hitendra Patel and Dr Saeed Al Dhaheri. This white paper identify what the most innovative organisations are doing to speed up innovation. Get the CEO excited, create spaces to innovate, balance results and capacity building, focusing on big ideas, embrace the digital forces, customer-centric innovation and fail fast and cheap are some of the recommendations from the experts. »

GOVERNMENT INNOVATION FROM WITHIN: UAE EDITION. By Rafael Lemaitre. This white paper summarizes one of the few quantitative researches undertaken in government innovation in the Middle East and is a first step towards having a more systematic approach of measuring different aspects of how innovation happens and delivers results. »

THE TRANSFORMATION OFFICE: a new organisational capability for the digital economy. By Rafael Lemaitre, James Creelman, Roberto Wyszkowski. This white paper outline the required remit and key focus areas of a Transformation Office (led by a Chief Transformation Officer) and how it differs from, yet works alongside, conventional Project Management or of Strategy Delivery Offices. »

DIGITAL DISHDASHING IN THE DESERT - By Patrick Holzer and Rafael Lemaitre. An Exposition on the Current and Future Status of the Digital Middle East. Digital transformation is not just another evolution in technology. It will change how businesses are run, make some business models obsolete, and new ones possible. Thus, companies will have to define how to stay relevant in the future. »

THE STATE OF STRATEGY EXECUTION (GCC Edition) - Video »

CFO STRATEGIES INDEX 2014. Leading CFOs were surveyed by our experts and returned a range of interesting comments. CFOs opinion on strategy and implementation are proving to be regionally valued and globally influential. Learn what the most influential CFOs in the Middle East have to say about the outlook of the region. »

HARNESSING STRATEGY EXECUTION AT THE HEART OF THE STATISTICS CENTER OF ABU DHABI, By Carlos Guevara, Partner at ShiftIN Partners and Khaled Al Hashmi, Executive Director of Strategy and Organisation of the Statistics Center of Abu Dhabi. November, 2014 »

WHY HR IS LOST IN TRANSLATION WHEN IT COMES TO STRATEGY - By Carlos Guevara and Fares Hillo. The most common pitfalls when linking Human Capital to strategic goals By Carlos Guevara – Partner - and Fares Hillo – Consulting Manager - at ShiftIN. August, 2014. It is a common theme today that HR is neglected as an administrative function rather than as a strategic enabler of the organisation. Why is that? In this white paper we analyse the most common mistakes that organisations do when linking Human Capital to strategy. »

FUELING THE STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION AT ENOC. By Rafael Lemaitre. The amazing story of the Emirates national Oil Company in its journey to become a best practice organisation in strategy management. »

MIDDLE EAST GROWING INSURANCE MARKETT - By Amancio Torres. A view to the complex needs and significant potential of the Middle East Insurance Market and how it is attracting bright ideas and new players »

EXECUTING STRATEGY IN THE MIDST OF THE PERFECT STORM - By Carlos Guevara. During times of crisis, organisations often set aside their strategy to focus on short-term actions. Such is the case amid the current “perfect storm”—the environment created in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and the fragile economic situation plaguing much of the world- affecting organisations all over the world. In this article we analyse the reasons why some organisations become paralysed during a crisis, offering a set of pragmatic recommendations that can provide shelter from the storm. Those organisations that take the necessary steps to integrate their planning and budgeting processes will not only survive the crisis, but will also emerge stronger once the global economy stabilizes. »