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In our last post we talked about the activities that can assist in developing an operational budget plan. Today we look at the types of plans you may be involved with and the reasons why you need to understand this.
Continue reading ‘Plan, What Plan?’ »
It’s annual budget time again for those of you who budget on the calendar. A typically painful effort for many people, though usually self inflicted. There are ways to make this difficult but necessary effort at least a bit more palatable. We’ve commented before about budget preparation and this contribution is going to focus on some ways to assist you in structuring your budget preparation.
Continue reading ‘Do You Know Where Your Budget Is?’ »
You might recall in prior post we discussed the concept of the Decision Action Event Threshold (DATE). Check this out for a quick refresher course.
Continue reading ‘Decision Action Event Threshold Part 2’ »
I am regularly astounded by folks who seem to think that they do not leave a data trail or that there is some protection in ignorance. I’ve seen this happen in very innocent activities like donating computers or mobile phones to charity.
Continue reading ‘Your Data Trail’ »
I was reminded last week, once more, that some individuals, who choose to run meetings, have no clue how to organize, manage an agenda and end on time with a satisfactory (at the least) outcome. As an independent consultant who charges for time spent on projects I am always conscious of what productive work is being done while I sit in a meeting (whether I am being paid or not).
Continue reading ‘Meeting Bleating’ »
A recent outing at the Ivey School of Business refreshed my opinion of the some of the great things we ought to be doing with more of our students.
Continue reading ‘Innovation Inspiration’ »
Two intersecting ideas came across my workspace yesterday. Both have significance for those of us interested in the wide world of the web and how we might present our ideas there.
Continue reading ‘To Twitter?’ »
While reading the April issue of Inc. I was reminded last month about a very painful period of my life in the telecom industry. It was during a period of time I worked for a complete idiot that we underlings referred to as “The Man With One Brain Cell”, (TMWOBC) or (with apologies to Alfred Hitchcock) “The Man Who Knew Too Little”.
Continue reading ‘One Brain Cell’ »
Recently we were archiving some notes from a prior consulting engagement and having thumbed through the mounds of data and reports, that made up the effort, we stumbled across some statistical results that caused us to pause. Have you ever considered how to measure the effectiveness of a business in making and implementing decisions?
Continue reading ‘Decision Action Threshold Event’ »
Managing the space between sales and a delivery organization has it’s unique challenges. Over the many years I’ve walked in that somewhat rough ground I’ve learned a thing or two about how to manage the process and in doing so, myself.
Continue reading ‘Sales to Services handoff’ »
