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Profits Falling – Don’t Panic!
Expenses vs. Income – Distracts from Finding the Real Problem When it’s all said and done any companies’ goal must be to make money. No money – no business. It’s that simple. The trick to making money is to know how the current flow of work in progress supports that goal. This departs from a more
The Yin and Yang of “Hacktivism”
I ran across an interesting Ted Talk by Keren Elazari about hackers. She makes some bold statements such as, “…you just can’t see something broken in the world and leave it be.” She also states “I think we need hackers, in fact, they just might be the immune system for the information age.” I’ve also been reading
Neutron Jack vs. Transcendent Teams
During his tenure as CEO at GE, Jack Welch popularized a “Rank and Yank policy” by firing the bottom 10% of his managers. Some argue the downside of his scorched earth team management methodology pressured employees to cut corners. This comes as no surprise. A drop in quality must be expected when team members are
Book Review – Naked Statistics Stripping the Dread from the Data
Title – Naked Statistics Stripping the Dread from the Data Author – Charles Wheelan Publisher – W. W. Norton & Company Summary – The need for getting good data is widely understood. Bad numbers lead to bad decisions leading to bad business. The trick is not only getting the right data but being able to interpret