...into margins. As CEO you’ve established common goals, and the responsibilities of Sales Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and so on in achieving them. If you have to establish week-by-week plans...…
...it can (otherwise there would be no market for the commercial software developers — another blinding insight) and integrates each new package into its application portfolio. Package integration is, of...…
...check-in, and simultaneous editing, it would be like spraying WD-40 on a squeaky hinge. On lots and lots of squeaky hinges. And that’s just one, very simple example. One other...…
We’ve been talking about ITaaS — IT as a Service, which doesn’t mean an IT organization that lives in the Cloud, and does mean an IT organization that runs itself...…
If you enjoy science fiction and have never read Roger Zelazny, you owe yourself one of his novels. Zelazny was unequalled in portraying grand themes and larger-than-life characters. Usually powerful,...…
...a shame, too, because once you understand how evolution works in nature you understand a lot about how change happens everywhere else. And if you haven’t been keeping track, change...…
...to help you prevent the problem in your own organization or to catch and fix it when it happens. So here’s a practical program to keep fear out of your...…
...objection to the incentive-comp-as-bribery proposition: If that’s a bribe, isn’t all compensation a bribe? After all, very few of us would show up for work if our employers stopped paying...…
...and tastes like selling, it’s selling. To sell effectively, you need to understand your prospects on an empathic level. You need to understand the business, formally, politically, and personally. Why,...…
...Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, the Winter Solstice and the New Year holiday. And finally, encouraging Christians to become angry during the Christmas season because people and businesses show tolerance and inclusion...…