innovation and selling innovation: Getting a product (or service) to market may be a battle, but that is just the start. A fatal misunderstanding about how companies buy innovation means that the idea, no matter how fantastic or valuable, will never take off. Ian's latest book has made him a sought after speaker on innovation and tech start-ups.
culture change and business transformation: "Change is the norm" is often said, but how do you get changes in day to day operations consistently adopted across the grass roots in your company is a major challenge. Companies like Toyota and Philips are masters at this - how? Ian has been a thought leader in this space for over 5 years
cloud computing: the Next Big Thing but with every opportunity comes risk. The issue is the unknown unknowns. People are putting their businesses at risk (reputational, operational and security) but don’t realise. Ian’s recent 3 books on Cloud Computing from a Customer, Software Vendor and Salesforce.com Partner perspective are illuminating,
programme management: After 12 years managing major business transformation programmes for Accenture, he is prepared to show the scars and relive some of the highs and lows of running 500 people projects and programmes.
presentation training: 42% of adults fear presenting in public more than dogs. Go to www.highip.com to hear Top 10 Hints interview with Ian and understand how to get your message across, make you stand out and make it stick.
managing Gen Y: these are those curious people under 30 who spend their entire time with little white headphones in their ears, even when they are talking to friends, they live and die on social networking. They seem to be wired differently and understanding how to hire and motivate them is critical as they work for you.
mobile technology for business eg iPhone: this is the next big growth area, which cannot afford to be ignored. But building products that run on a mobile platform is not as easy as it looks. And some of the ’gotchas’ are not what you expect.