Are You short of Resources? Capacity?

A thought leader in organizational project and resource management, Jerry Manas is frequently cited by leading voices in the world of business, including legendary management guru Tom Peter. You may know Jerry from his book, Napoleon on Project Management: Timeless Lessons in Planning, Execution, and Leadership. This interview centered on Jerry’s latest work which is Read More …

How to apply Soap Opera Sequences to Your Email

Connect with your leads and build the relationship that will create repeat buyers. It’s no secret that email is one of the primary ways of communicating important information. The problem we have seen over the years is an influx of companies that use this method of communication in a way that is impersonal and irrelevant. Read More …

A Difference between BPM and Lean?

Theodore Panagacos, authored the book, The Ultimate Guide to Business Process Management: Everything you need to know and how to apply it to your organization and I had to ask him the similarities between Lean and Business Process Management. Related Podcast and Transcription: Business Process Management Joe:      If Business Process Management (BPM) stems from Read More …

Discussing Outcomes versus Features and Benefits

Robin Lawton book, Creating a Customer-Centered Culture: Leadership in Quality, Innovation, and Speed offers some valuable insights even though it was written 20-years ago. In a past podcast, I asked Robin about discussing outcomes versus features and benefits. Related Podcast and Transcription: How Do You Listen to Your Customer? An excerpt from the podcast: Rob Read More …

Maximizing your Most Precious Resource: People

A thought leader in organizational project and resource management, Jerry is frequently cited by leading voices in the world of business, including legendary management guru Tom Peter. You may know Jerry from his book, Napoleon on Project Management: Timeless Lessons in Planning, Execution, and Leadership. This interview centered on Jerry’s latest work which is a Read More …

Using The Big Picture Map

A few other maps that can be used in Lean was explained by Steven Borris in his book Strategic Lean Mapping. It includes Big Picture Map, Process Mapping, Capacity Mapping, Value-Stream Mapping, and closing with how to use this information for better problem solving and decision making. Related Podcast and Transcription: Lean Mapping An excerpt Read More …