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Safeguarding your supply chain in the new paradigm

ubs-cio — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:20:00 +0000

This year has been filled with an overwhelming number of challenges around the world — from the geopolitical fallout from the invasion of Ukraine to historic inflation levels. While the Federal Reserve’s path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation...

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6 tactics for leading remote teams during difficult times

Anne Petrik — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:15:27 +0000

If your teams are shifting to remote work, here’s how to preserve your culture and sustain your productivity Prior to the onset of the coronavirus crisis, 38% of small and midsize businesses in the United States offered remote work as...

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4 ways to leverage technology to boost productivity

Joe Galvin — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:35:29 +0000

The economy is on a downward trajectory — and yet many small and midsize businesses are continuing to invest in technology. Why? Because technology can serve as a powerful driver of productivity and growth, even when times are tough. More...

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Agile: forget the buzzwords, use the tools to drive performance

Bill Fotsch and John Case — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:49:48 +0000

These days, management thinkers and big-company executives are all touting the virtues of agile. But what is agile? Agile is a philosophy and a set of management tools that first took hold in corporate IT departments. Instead of following conventional...

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The simple plan for systematization: minimum viable procedures

Owen Enaohwo — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:00:52 +0000

A lack of predictable systems can make your business inefficient. However, despite the obvious benefits, systematization can often seem like a massive undertaking. If you don’t begin systematizing, growing, and scaling your business now, over the long term it will...

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How Multitasking Is Literally Lowering Your IQ

Curt Finch — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:25:40 +0000

When it comes to computers and electronic devices, effective multitasking is a must. The more memory a device has the better it can multitask and the more effective it can be for you. While our brains may consistently be compared...

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Managing Complexity: Maybe Less is More!

Jerry Cahn — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:00:07 +0000

As I’ve noted in a prior blog entry, IBM does biennial studies of CEOs and 2 years ago found that innovation was no longer the top concern: managing complexity was. Moreover, the majority felt they hadn’t been trained to handle...

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Project Planning, Part 1 – Use a Formal Framework to Plan Your Projects

Randy Klein — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:24 +0000

Part 1 in a series about Project Planning. The planning process produces the detailed project management plan. This article covers the creation of a formal framework.

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Lessons from Japan- The Worst Case Scenario

Marc Emmer — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:00:23 +0000

It is perhaps the most daunting business paradox; the success of a business is based on a future that is nearly impossible to predict. It may not have been conceivable that any layman could have predicted a massive tsunami striking...

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