At the recent Xalient 2023 Summit: Shaping a Secure Connected Future held at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in November, there were several fascinating talks around the challenges facing senior leaders in IT as they prepare for the future.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity was muted at beginning of 2023, remaining consistent with the environment in the second half of 2022. But towards the tail end of 2023 activity started to pick up and looking ahead to 2024 deal-making is likely to accelerate. Volatility and uncertainty may have put a brake on activity in the short term, but smart investors will always see opportunities as valuations become more attractive.
Knowledge is power, but it is only as powerful as the way organisations implement what they’ve learned and the subsequent decisions they make. All too often there is a flaw in thinking, in that we tend to be quite tactical and short-term; often we don’t approach problems from a holistic perspective, or we spend too little time considering alternative strategies.
