Welcome
As guest editor, I want to highlight the need for us, as leaders, to embrace innovation, champion change as opportunity and constantly encourage new thinking to solve the complex challenges our clients face. Throughout this edition you will find articles, such as An appetite for innovation, that discuss the need for, and benefits of, this type of an approach.
We all know we can provide solutions. But increasingly today we must add value by looking beyond the obvious, thinking long-term and finding new ways to help our clients achieve better results. We can only do this through our culture and the way we operate. Our people must be empowered to innovate and not be afraid of failure.
This, in addition to showing the marketplace that we are innovative, edgy, more entrepreneurial, and truly plugged into the growth agenda of our clients, is a focus of my role as National Managing Partner, Brand & Innovation for KPMG Australia.
There’s little doubt that challenges today are more interconnected, new technologies are altering business models, and people-power is changing how organisations – and governments – operate. It’s been very noticeable to me when travelling the world in my other role as Global Lead Partner for BHP Billiton.
For me, the interaction I have with our people and clients has fostered my belief in moving beyond our boundaries. It’s just one reason I love sailing. From one minute to the next anything can happen. That’s why you need to be prepared and have the right tools at hand; which is no different when looking for the best solutions for our clients.
As GLPs, we need (and expect) the best of KPMG’s thinking and expertise. But we must also think globally, strive to learn what we don’t know and, like Derek Meates and Daniel Camilleri (who you can read about in the Half the World Away article), step out of our comfort zones.
This is why I’m delighted our current edition of Pulse focuses on innovation. It’s just one way to help us, as Global Lead Partners, think beyond the usual and beyond the boundaries of KPMG.
I hope you find this issue thought provoking.
