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Rick is a versatile leader that wears multiple hats: he is USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, a Speaker, an Entrepreneur, a Techie, a Brit, a Baby Boomer, and a professional bean counter (hence the FCMA CGMA FCPA). Rick has worked for 30+ years in supermarkets, the accounting profession, breweries, newsagents, defence manufacturing, IT, property development and BP in the UK, China, Singapore, Switzerland and Vietnam. Rick views Coaching as essential to leadership and is inculcating the value in his own organisation. Thus, his current focus is on Ikigai, Life, Executive, Performance, Team, and Coaching Culture Coaching. Rick inspires and transforms professionals for consistently higher achievement through coaching.
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Recent TRG Blog Posts

Why most Digital Transformation Projects Fail (Part 2)

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In the previous blog, we have discovered the first two common traits of digital winners. Today we are discussing the remaining two best practices for Digital Transformation.

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Blog Topics: Cloud Computing

How Grab Uses Data Analytics to Refine New Products

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Grab, the leading car-sharing service in Southeast Asia, has adopted a Tableau BI solution to make more informed, data-driven decisions across their entire organisation. The ability to analyse millions of rows of data at lightning speed has allowed Grab product teams to track multiple metrics in real-time and better understand customer preferences in different regions.

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Blog Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics

7 Worst Financial Fiascos caused by Excel errors (Part 2)

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In the previous post, we examined the first three biggest Excel spreadsheet failures. In this post, we will go through the remaining four examples of why spreadsheets can become a finance professional’s worst nightmare.

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Blog Topics: CFOs, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Financial Accounting Management Software

Why most Digital Transformation Projects Fail

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Despite all the hype about Digital Transformation, most companies are still in the very early phases of digitalisation. According to a 2016 report from analyst firm Forrester, only 11 per cent of companies surveyed are digitally mature.

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Blog Topics: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP

Professionalism in the Workplace – Do’s and Don’ts

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Each of us has our own definition of “professionalism.” More than just dressing appropriately according to the company’s policies or showing up for work on-time, professional work manners are also defined by your behavioural conduct and communication style at work.

Read more: How Is TRG Adapting to the New Normal of Virtual Office Post COVID-19?

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Blog Topics: Talent Management

Industry 4.0 – Opportunities & Challenges

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The very first industrial revolution began sometime in 1760 with the increase in steam power usage, marked the rise of the factory system. Then came the second revolution following the introduction of electricity at the start of the 20th century. The third revolution began with the introduction of automation and information technology into factories. We now welcome the new age with Industry 4.0, the fourth, and certainly not the last, of the industrial revolution.

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Blog Topics: Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP

5 Principles of Effective Organisational Coaching

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Finding ways to unlock an individual's hidden talents and maximise their performance is not at all an easy task. If you are able to unleash your employee’s full potential, you now have the ability to reshape their attitudes, behaviours and even their skill sets to encourage them to move forward.

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Blog Topics: Talent Management

Giving "difficult" high performers special treatment: yes or no?

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A high performer can be 4 times more productive than a normal employee. Having at least one of these star employees in your team can help motivate other members.

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Blog Topics: Talent Management

Revisiting the Origins and Definition of Business Intelligence

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Today, Business Intelligence or Business Analytics sounds like a novel concept born in the Digital Age. But the first Business Intelligence-like application was actually created more than 65 years ago in a British tea shop.

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Blog Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics

How has Dana-Farber shortened their budget cycle by 40 per cent?

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been able to slash the time required to complete their budget process by 40 per cent. And this is just one of the many benefits of an Enterprise Performance Management system.

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Blog Topics: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Financial Accounting Management Software

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