when does anyone start to examine how we do things, to look for inefficiency? If we eliminated that inefficiency, how many hours of unnecessary processing, running around to find things or people, sitting in pointless meetings, etc. etc. could be done away with?
All business is, to one degree or another, a volume business. The size of a business is determined by its revenues. While nearly every improvement school focuses on lowering costs – do they help to increase revenue? Most businesses will live within a certain margin that is reasonable within the company’s industry. True growth, however,...
It is that expression of discontent that matters - and it should be done as loudly as possible, with full voice by all those with something to say. The awareness of SOPA and PIPA that brought about the President's action did not come about through site woners voluntarily taking their sites down - it came about through the...
Since I began blogging about ROWE a little while back, I’ve had a few emails from folks who have expressed that they have attempted to introduce ROWE in their own workplaces, only to find supervisors whose minds are closed...
Is the run that Apple has had on its decline? It could very well be. Although the innovations introduced there have been the stuff of modern-day fables, the sustainability of the business model appears to be suffering...
What's being done right now to make sure that the workforce they have today will be able to meet the needs of the future, or will we be hearing about this labor market mismatch in the future, too? ...
I think we’ve all encountered the senior manager who has been assigned to “fix” a dysfunctional chunk of the organization. Typically, they come in with a great many ideas, usually born from experiences in other situations, and then they...
Culture-transforming practices don't necessarily make business successful. It's still a matter of sound decision making at the top that makes a company profitable, or not. The benefits of progressive, empowering, engaging cultures is that they are more...
When it comes to change you have to worry about the people in the boat. Those who choose to stay in the water will either find their own raft, swim strongly, realize our boat is a pretty comfortable...
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