What gives credibility to your ideas?

Categories: business, philosophy, solution

As I continue to work with clients, the structure and makeup of todays organizations amazes me.   I see struggling organizations with layers and layers of beaurocrats in the middle layers.   Many corporations have become nearly as inefficient as our government.  When someone has an idea, it isn't received with optimism or even skepticism, but rather with a "brush-off" due to the realization that the recipient may actually have to do some work.  The only word that comes to mind when I see ... Read More

How should we (business-leaders) proceed?

Categories: business, consulting, process, solution

Wow, do I remember how to write? A lot has been going on.   We have a new president and he has been very busy.  The new year has brought with it a premonition of "bad things to come".  What should we be doing? We should be getting more efficient.  We, as business owners, operators, leaders and managers should be looking to eliminate waste in a systematic way.  We should take the foreboding as an opportunity to step back, get our "ducks in a row" ... Read More