A corporate cure for bad circulation

It is no secret that the efficient circulation of blood around one's body is critical to good health. Obstructing this flow can have fatal consequences. Similarly, efficient circulation is critical to the health of the body corporate.

I refer specifically to the flow of data, information, knowledge and wisdom to those that need it, when and where they need it.

The high cost of labour will drive the need to "sweat" more value from the staff. This will only be achieved if they are empowered to make intelligent business-sensitive decisions at every level down to the shop floor. Organisations with poor circulation will suffer the consequences.

>>>Read the rest of my Financial Times column, "A corporate cure for bad circulation" on the Financial TImes website.