https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk Strategy, operating model and change consultancy. The right change, in the right order. en-GB Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:44:38 +0000 https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/hidden-ai-in-your-business-august-2026/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/hidden-ai-in-your-business-august-2026/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Veraxis We ran the session again for CII members in August. Seven months on, the policies were in place. The confidence wasn't. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/hidden-ai-in-your-business/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/hidden-ai-in-your-business/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Veraxis You can't govern what you can't see. A practical look at spotting shadow AI and turning governance into habit. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/stop-trying-to-plant-magic-beans/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/stop-trying-to-plant-magic-beans/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth If you can’t find, trust or explain it, the robots can’t either. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth Sometimes the most valuable ideas don’t come from what you need. They come from what you didn’t even know was out there https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/vector-a-smarter-way-to-track-strategic-goals/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/vector-a-smarter-way-to-track-strategic-goals/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth SMART goals and OKRs have their place. They also break the moment strategy changes. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/the-future-of-work-and-ai/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/the-future-of-work-and-ai/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Will AI replace how we work or quietly enhance it? Two paths, and what each means for the people caught in between. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/flake-happens/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/flake-happens/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth Change is messy by default. Adoption isn't the tool. It's how you support people through what comes after it. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/asking-why-at-project-kick-offs/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/asking-why-at-project-kick-offs/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth Jumping to solutions before agreeing why the project exists is the fastest way to deliver the wrong thing on time. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/your-business-metrics-are-lying-to-you-good-numbers-can-hide-real-problems/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/your-business-metrics-are-lying-to-you-good-numbers-can-hide-real-problems/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Data-driven decision-making is a mantra in modern business. But what if the numbers you’re relying on are not accurate? https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/what-makes-a-good-analyst-its-more-than-just-data-processing/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/what-makes-a-good-analyst-its-more-than-just-data-processing/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins The best analysts aren't the ones who process the most data. They're the ones who bring clarity to complexity. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/visuals-make-everything-clearer/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/visuals-make-everything-clearer/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins How do you use visuals to simplify the complex? 👇 https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/sticky-preparedness/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/sticky-preparedness/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Preparation is not paranoia. Teams that stay ready for both planned sessions and unexpected calls become the ones others rely on. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/software-crisis-bugs-vs-features/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/software-crisis-bugs-vs-features/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth Bugs or features is not a formula. It's a judgment call about impact, strategy and what you can actually deliver. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/share-the-draft-save-the-pain/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/share-the-draft-save-the-pain/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Sharing early is smarter than perfecting in isolation - early drafts invite feedback, build trust, and keep projects on track. How do you handle work in progress? 👇 https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/protect-your-deep-work-time/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/protect-your-deep-work-time/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Deep work beats busy work, protect your focus with scheduled blocks, clear boundaries, and fewer distractions to stay effective, not just active https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/meetings-without-agendas-are-time-traps/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/meetings-without-agendas-are-time-traps/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Time’s our most limited resource, respect it by making meetings clear, focused, and goal-driven. Prep with purpose, end with outcomes, and always ask: did we use this time well? https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/is-your-it-investment-really-delivering-why-correlation-can-be-misleading/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/is-your-it-investment-really-delivering-why-correlation-can-be-misleading/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth Ice cream sales don't cause sunburn. IT wins and correlation are easy to mistake for each other and expensive when you do. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/frameworks-are-not-a-personality/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/frameworks-are-not-a-personality/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Frameworks are tools, not commandments. Translate them, adapt them, make them fit the client in front of you. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/erosion-of-signal/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/erosion-of-signal/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Emma Hollingsworth The world is full of noise. Originality comes from depth, not speed. Slow down long enough to think. https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/embracing-uncertainty/ https://www.veraxis-consulting.co.uk/insights/embracing-uncertainty/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Alex Piggins Certainty is a luxury we no longer have. The teams that thrive treat uncertainty as the climate, not the weather.