The Opportunity For Choices
When I was very young my mother told me stories about her childhood and her experiences in Patton’s army during World War II. She was a fantastic storyteller. She was a nurse in a field hospital in the Battle of the Bulge and in the advance army when the allies...
Why Culture Makes The Difference In M&A Success (Or Failure)
Research and experience prove the point that failure to assess and successfully integrate organizational cultures positions M&As for failure. Originally published in Inside HR http://www.insidehr.com.au/why-culture-makes-the-difference-in-m&a-success-(or...
Is Sustainability Just For The Environment?
Is sustainability an important issue just for the environment, Earth Day, the tech world, or accounting? I agree that carefully watching over the environment is important. I live in a high altitude desert where almost every drop of water is accounted for. Our snow...
Remote Teams: The Headache or The Asprin
When aspirin was first introduced, it was seen as the miracle drug. It had an effect on 50 different ailments. Today it has become the largest selling health problem solver in the world. It has an effect on everything from gout, to pain, to cancer. Most managers these...
Put The Customer At The Center
“People don’t work for you, people work to create value. You work for your people.”
The Virtuous Circle of Sustainable Growth
how lean management practices at Procter & Gamble and Toyota make for an environment based on customer focus and people development
A Beloved Christmas Piece Emerges Out of Sorrow and Despair
Charles Jennens was wealthy, well educated, unmarried, and pious. Pious, meaning he was a devout Christian. His younger brother had committed suicide while at school and left Charles heartbroken. In the mid 1700s suicide was considered damning one’s soul to hell....OLD SCHOOL vs FLUID FORM
For two decades, consultants have sought to improve organizations through building cross-functional projects and processes under banners such as TQM, Process Re-engineering, and Six Sigma. For two decades, consultants have sought to improve organizations...