The power of Focusing
Managers are supposed to be leading the areas they are responsible for in two key activities: Day-to-day ensuring existing commitments are effectively and efficiently met Improvement – Leading the efforts of becoming better in the ability to meet commitments There is one challenge, that is grossly underestimated in respect to these two responsibilities, this […]
The one change that will rapidly improve your profitability
Profitability (the percent of profit out of sales) is one of the key performance indicators for any management team (of for-profit companies). Improving it is a major concern. Sadly, most effort and focus on improving profitability is directed at reducing costs. This focus has the following interesting aspects, one should recognize: It indicates that […]
Control, Over-Control and Out-Of-Control
It seems obvious, control of systems is necessary for their performance. It provides the identification required to ensure actions taken result with the desired outcome, it provides people with guidance and allows managers to intervene effectively. Can it be however, that the commonly used control systems, not only do not satisfy these important needs, but […]
Paradigm Shift or Shifting Paradigm
When one takes a deeper view of leading brands of the world and asks himself – “How did they get there?” One gets many possible answers. What is common to many of these answers is the theme – They have chosen to do something in a highly non-traditional way, even in a way that is […]
Information technology, business and the art of missing opportunities
Information technology has been advancing rapidly for decades now. Businesses moved from literally having no technology to being loaded with it withing just a few decades. But do most businesses take the appropriate advantage of these new capabilities? Unfortunately, my experience, shows they are not. And even worse than that, it is so very […]
