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belief in strong leadership and innovative thinking is apparent throughout the company .
“ The senior leadership in the organisation continually challenge the status quo ,” explains Bolen . “ At BCLC , we have a complement of senior leadership expertise that make up our Executive team . The executive team consists of leaders that have joined BCLC from other industries as well as those who have been with the organisation for upwards of 15 , who bring a variety of different and fresh perspectives to the business .
“ The culture of the organisation is described as being very entrepreneurial in that there is a real desire across the organisation to try new things and challenge the status quo ,” he adds .
On the road ahead , Bolen predicts that there will be increasing legislative requirements and transparency needed by public bodies .
“ The biggest challenge we have today is really competing at that private-sector level within the confines of a government entity ,” he reflects . “ We ’ re held to a much higher standard through legislative rules and that causes internal conflict in the sense that we want to move quickly and we want to make business decisions rapidly , however , we have rules that we have to follow that actually prevent us from moving as quickly as we might otherwise .”
Another core challenge Bolen sees is the need to stay relevant with its customers . “ The other challenge is really staying relevant with the population base because as the population ages our main players are ageing as well ,” he says . “ As a result , we promote innovation so we can stay relevant with our players and remain a viable revenue-generating organisation .”
With the continued efforts supporting procurement transformation , a keen eye for innovation and a dynamic team behind it , it seems BCLC is set to continue on its upward trajectory .
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