Business Thinkers
Stephen Covey (1932-2012), the business self-improvement master of our times, died last week. He authored The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, a book that has sold over 6 million copies. In addition to having read several of Covey’s books,…
Business Theory — Business Best Practices
The Presidentof Toyota–Akio Toyoda–yesterday suggested that the company’s current quality problems stem from an excessive focus on gaining market share and increasing profits (WSJ). This is ironical, given that increasing market share and reducing … [Continue reading] Why is Deming–who…
Strategic Management
Business Best Practices For many businesses, our current knowledge of computing technology, manufacturing processes, machine capabilities, and integrated information systems, will be outdated in a few years. “The only constant we face,” said an ancient philosopher, “is change.” For top management,…
Personal Effectiveness
Business Best Practices Mr Milz overhauled this 100 years-old grandfather clock. Despite having an unacceptably high unemployment rate, the US manufacturing sector has over 600,000 unfilled jobs. This is due to the fact that our educational system isn’t producing graduates with…
General Management
Business Best Practices For many businesses, our current knowledge of computing technology, manufacturing processes, machine capabilities, and integrated information systems, will be outdated in a few years. “The only constant we face,” said an ancient philosopher, “is change.” For top management,…
Business Environment
Business Best Practices Mr Milz overhauled this 100 years-old grandfather clock. Despite having an unacceptably high unemployment rate, the US manufacturing sector has over 600,000 unfilled jobs. This is due to the fact that our educational system isn’t producing graduates with…