Category: leadership

Business, General, leadership, North East England, Stuart Lynn, Success, Technology

“I would like to look back and see how North East businesses have continued to grow, prosper and create jobs for our young people”

Stuart Lynn

Five years ago today I featured in the North East Times magazine when I worked as the Chief Technology and Information Officer at Sage.

I rediscovered this article yesterday when I was cleaning up my PC and spent a little time reflecting on some of the comments:

Business, leadership, Process, Success, Technology

Wipro vs National Grid billion dollar lawsuit what went wrong?

Stuart Lynn

I picked up this story from UpperEdge on social media today about the billion dollar law suit between WIPRO and National Grid over a failed SAP implementation, which is well worth taking a few minutes to read. There was one sentence that jumped off the page for me : “Shortly after the start of the project,… Continue reading Wipro vs National Grid billion dollar lawsuit what went wrong?

Business, leadership, North East England, Success, Technology

SCALE DON’T FAIL

Stuart Lynn

For almost two decades, until retiring recently from corporate life, I worked for Sage Group where I held the position of Chief Product & Delivery Officer. You will all have heard of Sage. Three million customers across 27 countries, 13,000 employees, and a FTSE100 Tech Company with its spiritual home in Newcastle upon Tyne. Also,… Continue reading SCALE DON’T FAIL

Business, Innovation, leadership, North East England, Success, Technology

Newcastle Scale-up Summit – my takeaways      

Stuart Lynn

I took the opportunity to attend the Newcastle Scale-up Summit recently and apart from being a fantastic networking event I found it highly informative and energising. Having worked with hundreds of start-up and scale-up businesses for many years I love hearing the stories of their success, and I’m intrigued to discover what makes some businesses… Continue reading Newcastle Scale-up Summit – my takeaways      

Altruism, General, leadership, North East England, Success, Technology

A definition of Altruism

Stuart Lynn

I’m attending a Dynamo North East board meeting at Newcastle College. Due to work and travel commitments, it’s the first board meeting I could attend for a while. The Dynamo board meeting is very rare blend of around 20 professionals from public sector organisations, professionals from the education sector, business owners, and professionals from many… Continue reading A definition of Altruism