The Inclusive Agenda

Digital Transformation… The Future of Business & Mastering the New PlayBook   by Perry Douglas, February 25, 2020 At the May 2019 Digital Enterprise Show in Madrid, global consulting firm, McKinsey & Co. McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), presented a report titled, “ Twenty-five years of digitization: Ten insights into how to play it right”.   The report’s focus was how countries, sectors, and CEOs face an increasingly complex world where new digital technologies are affecting productivity and performance while causing disruption.   In “this world, the rewards for success—and the penalties for failure—are ever greater.” This article highlights many of the core themes of the MGI report, the growing digitation of business, and the critical investments and strategies corporations must engage in to stay relevant.   Further, as digital transformation will essentially determine the future winners and losers, how do companies successfully transition to the digit

It’s True; Life Does Get Better After 50! By Perry Douglas, February 16, 2020 As I wake this Saturday morning at my usual 5am my wife sings the same old song with love and care, “why don’t you stay in your bed, its Saturday”.   My response is the usual, just a smile, as I head down for that first blissful cup of coffee and look forward to the excitement and discovery of the day.   Sleep is for young people.   I’m 51 and feel great, but I can certainly stand to lose a few pounds, well, to be honest, maybe more than a few.   Nevertheless, we are all judged by the same time clock and personal scoreboard.   And as my boyhood friends who played basketball with me will tell you, I like to put points up on the board,  so got to get on with improving my game. This particular morning I’m inspired to write after reading an article in the online publication, “Pocket Worthy – Stories to fuel your mind.”   The article was titled, “An Ode to Being Old. On the harder-to-measure benef

Breaking the Success Myth – Being the Relentless Iterator     By Perry C. Douglas, February 2, 2020   What’s your long-term plan? Where do you see yourself in five years? You need to quickly decide on your major in university. In order to get a good job and succeed, you need to specialize.   How many times have you heard those words, or how often have you told this to your own kids? Well, it’s all wrong! Evidence shows that most wildly successful people often try-test-and-continuously-learn and are prime time opportunists.  As a student of history, I always tell my kids (while they roll their eyes…here comes another one of dad’s lectures) that most of the answers and wisdom they seek about the future can be found in history. Vincent van Gogh, for example, was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who was among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. However, his most famous works were produced du