All problems are not equal. Some will bite you. Some just nudge you. Those nudges are worthy of more attention.
You will encounter two types of problems, acute and chronic. They have two distinct warnings signs and different methods of solving them. You need to be aware of both types of problems and how to solve [...]
Elephants have a hard time adapting to change. Cockroaches survive everything. If you are in a large corporation, you know the life of an elephant.
To become a successful entrepreneur, you need to be like a cockroach. You must have the ability to adapt yourself to a different way of life. Cockroaches are one of [...]
Where We Are Now and Why?
In prolonged periods of peace it is easier for poor military leaders to survive, and sometimes thrive. Under the pressure of real conflict, the weak leaders reveal themselves and are pushed aside in the urgency of responding to real threat.
We seem to see the same phenomenon in our business leaders. [...]
Occupational health in UK can be defined as the overall physical as well as physiological health of an employee in his workplace. If a person’s social or mental health is suffering as a result of the working conditions, then his occupational health is also said to be suffering. Companies are slowly but surely recognizing the [...]
With the current recession and financial struggle that most of us seem to be experiencing, it’s now more important than ever, to be able to express our concerns and find the necessary help and advice, to help us through these troubled times.
The financial sector, the building industry and car manufacturing, are a few industries that [...]
Successful business owners tend to approach fanaticism in nurturing every aspect of their enterprise. They work longer hours than their employees, take the work home with them, sacrifice leisure and relaxation as they obsess over their competitors and continually seek new systems and innovation to expand their shop. They are rewarded by receiving the respect [...]
Here are three definitions to assist organizations and businesses and their KM teams as they travel on their KM journey:
Integrated Planning Strategy
This means that reliable and consistent methodologies should be used to create and support Web and Internet services. Businesses use Internet Web sites, Intranet Web sites, and other internal Web portals. These sites have [...]
In an earlier article, I wrote that once GM emerges from bankruptcy, it would have to change its company culture and some of what I predicted has come true. (See the Great 2009 Tsunami That Swept GM and Chrysler).
I for one am glad that GM is embracing change, if a company does not change or [...]
In tough times the most obvious way to immediately cut costs is to make redundancies. However, rushing into this decision could prove costly to your bottom line and ultimately damage your business’s chance of a strong sustained recovery when more prosperous times return. Consider carefully the following 5 pitfalls before doing something you will later [...]
For Lean implantation to be successful, there must be a balance between two important components of Lean- the hardware & the software. Hardware refers to the tools & techniques ( such as kanban, pull, single minute exchange of dies/ SMED/ quick chanageover, poka yoke, one piece flow, etc) , and software refers to the [...]