At the recent ASQ Charlotte Section Annual Conference 2013, Quality Conference of the Carolinas, I was originally scheduled to facilitate a breakout session on “How to become Famous on LinkedIn”. At the last moment, we swapped around a few of the facilitators and Satish Kartha stepped up and facilitated the session. In preparation, I created Read More …
Citing Edward Wilson’s book, “The Social Conquest of Earth,” President Clinton explains why creative cooperators are often the most successful in coming together to solve problems, in both government and in the private sector. He starts out by stating that the “Earth has belonged to the cooperators. The great cooperator species are ants, termites, bees Read More …
It took me two podcasts, Patterns of Behavior affect Projects and Lesson Learned in Project Management to capture the thoughts of Mel Bost, author of the highly regarded blog, “MEL BOST PMO EXPERT. In the Blog, Mel addresses structure, activities, and behavior of a Program Management Office (PMO) environment. Mel is a principal with BOT Read More …
During the week of June 3rd, the Business901 blog and Podcast will be dedicated to the latest thoughts on utilizing Lean Sales Methods in organizations. At the end of the week, Friday June 7th, I will host a webinar on Lean Sales Methods followed by an interactive session and a Q and A. Only registered Read More …
I see statements from the Lean StartupTM folks that The Lean Startup is changing everything. I think that is rather silly because it is not The Lean Startup that is causing the change. The Lean Startup is just adapting to the way the world is changing. Lean works well for groups that do not rely Read More …
In this enlightening podcast, N. Dean Meyer discusses his new book, Internal Market Economics. Don Tapscott said it was “essential reading for executives interested in maximizing shareholder value or in running effective shared-services organizations.” Dean offers a fresh vision of empowered, entrepreneurial organizations, and practical solutions to a host of pressing financial and management challenges. Read More …