What’s the Advantage in Throughput Accounting?

I ask Charlene Spoede Budd, a Professor Emeritus from Baylor University, that question in a past podcast. Dr. Budd taught management accounting and project management classes for a number of years and has co-authored two accounting textbooks with her most recent book, A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management. Joe:  What makes throughput accounting Read More …

Seizing the Competitive Advantage thru Communication

At the ASQ 2013 Service Conference, The Pauleys will be presenting Seizing the Competitive Advantage with Service Quality on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Participants in this fun filled session will learn how to apply the concepts of Dr. Taibi Kahler’s Process Communication Model with their clients in building a positive Read More …

Competitive Advantage of Simplification

For decades, Irene Etzkorn and Alan Siegel have championed simplicity as a competitive advantage and a consumer right. Consulting with businesses and organizations around the world to streamline products, services, processes, and communications, they have achieved dramatic results. Simple is a groundbreaking and invaluable guide to achieving the three fundamental principles of simplicity: clarity, transparency, Read More …

eBook on Using Introvert Tendencies as a Marketing Advantage

Joan Friedlander, owner of Lifework Business Partners was my guest on the Business901 Podcast and this is a transcription of the podcast. We had the opportunity to discuss creating realistic and executable marketing plans for self-employed service business owners and key members of a business team. One of Joan’s specialties is working with Introverts and Read More …

Can Introvert Tendencies be a Marketing Advantage?

Joan Friedlander, owner of Lifework Business Partners was my guest on the Business901 Podcast and we had the opportunity to discuss creating realistic and executable marketing plans for self-employed service business owners and key members of a business team. One of Joan’s specialties is working with Introverts and our conversation extended into using those introvert Read More …

Competitive Advantage – What is yours?

We all want one? Do we all have one? Can everyone in your organization name it? Can everyone of your customers name it? Here are some tactics in developing one: Reduce product pricing Make it difficult for others to duplicate Make it difficult for buyers to switch Introduce new product or services Differentiate product or Read More …