Done correctly, business process reengineering gives your team or company energy by reducing the number of meetings, the volume of processes you team faces. These changes increase your team’s productivity, and could result in schedule or cost savings. Results like these are not to be sneezed at.
I caveat my statement because business [...]
Last October, I attended the ASTIA Doing It Right Conference, and am only now putting my notes to paper, so to speak. The conference was excellent, and I recommend it to any burgeoning woman entrepreneur. The conference aligns entrepreneurs with coaches and allows them opportunities to practice their pitches in front of VCs and get [...]
Here’s the 30 top innovations of the last 30 years, based on the criteria of the previous post. Do you agree? (source is NPR via Tim Berry)
30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS29. SRAM flash memory28. Stents27. ATMs26. Bar codes and scanners 25. Bio fuels24. Genetically modified plants23. RFID and applications (e.g. EZpass)22. Digital [...]
Criteria for innovation reviewed by the faculty at the Wharton Business School:1. Did it have a direct and/or material effect on quality of life?2. Did it address a compelling need? Did it solve a compelling problem?3. Was it a fresh, new breakthrough? Was there a “WOW” factor?4. Did [...]
Reading Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman afforded me many ‘ah-ha’ moments. This book offers good insight and compelling examples to common behaviors that should probably not be so common.
This “ah ha” moment centered on how test subjects, and real life examples reacted counter to the anticipated [...]
I got the following note in my in-box. I subscribe to julib emails for San Francisco. Its nice to stay current on the happenings in the City, and this is an easy way to do it. This email, which I just copied here. I’ve seen many examples where folks are doing what they can to [...]
Many managers, when considering risk focus only on defining the risk. A better measure adds some complexity, but offers greater insight includes impact (cost), likelihood, and timing.
4 points to consider:
1. Define the risk2. Quantify the risk3. Establish the likelihood4. Determine the timing the risk
By quantifying and establishing the likelihood for the risk, the manager [...]
When working with entrepreneurs and managers developing business plans and justification for funds, I’m struck by how often these otherwise smart and savvy people unconsciously manipulate the facts, so that the product or service they are providing seem original or better than it really is. The vagaries of human nature bubble to the surface. All [...]
I wanted to pass along this great opportunity to take advantage of some legal expertise. I discovered this great service provided by the folks at White & Lee Law Firm through SD Forum
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In this age of concern about the environment, I cannot understand why some companies make their customers jump through hoops to get off their snail mail list. I signed up with a great service to facilitate this process, Green Dimes that has made a serious dent in my junk mail and saved my sanity [...]
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