Pregnancy Takes Nine Months, Gestation Of Leading-Edge Technology Takes Time Too

Many healthy companies fall into the trap of their success. They tend to be more 'technology' driven mode rather than being ‘market’ driven. Many companies developed the product first then start out looking for the market. Successful companies look at the market first then start developing the products.

How to Avoid Implementation Failure

Failure to implement the recommendations of an investigation into what ails an organisation is a norm for most organisations. For some organisations it is a serial norm.

How To Implement an IT Asset Management System

As a matter of fact IT asset management is extremely important if you want minimized risks. However, until recently organizations tend to put it off because it actually looks like a lot of trouble, Is that right?

Project Management Software

Project management software offers significant benefits for all those involved within the project as it helps to enhance performance, productivity and priorities of a diverse project portfolio. It serves as the lubricant to adapt project tactics to project practices.

Corporate Suicide - Getting Bigger Instead Of Better

Work on becoming better and guess what, you naturally grow bigger. But pushing for size by itself makes you fatter, not bigger, less specialized and easier to succumb to the vagaries of internal and external forces. Often you lose what made you viable in the first place. A chicken that has wings does not mean it can fly. Similarly the big companies are not necessarily the better ones.

Adopt the Spiritual Paradigm for Re-inspiration

If a human soul buys into an idea like a faith or religion with a passion, with total commitment, the bounds of what we are collectively capable are quite simply astounding. The last fifteen years of change, downsizing and restructuring have left many employees feeling weary and demoralized. The right way forward is to re-inspire them with the fervour like the great religions.

Use Corporate Turnaround Expert To Do Business Health Check

Many companies have annual medical examinations and health screening for their employees but are negligent when it comes to their own corporate check-ups. Poor management and financial information systems typically get blamed for management's inability to 'see it coming'. Turnaround experts are better positioned to do this job as they have undertaken corporate turnaround assignments and therefore understand what make a company tick.

How You Impact Your Organization's Culture

Every organization - big or small - has a unique culture. The culture is defined by every member of the organization - not the executives alone. And every team member has the opportunity - really the responsibility - to challenge the organization's culture if it isn't as successful as it could be.

Why Use A Corporate Turnaround Expert?

When you are afflicted by cancer, immediately see an oncologist and do not rely on your family doctor. There is a cure for your corporate cancer if proper treatment is administered early enough. The selection of the right turnaround specialist to help the company quickly is crucial.

Eight Steps to Help Manage Change Efforts More Successfully

Productivity during change can be affected positively and negatively by restraining forces and driving forces respectively. Productivity can reach a state of equilibrium between these two opposing forces. However, this balance can be punctuated by a disturbance in one or both of the opposing forces.

Dyslexic Management

Whilst some of the world's most successful corporations attribute their success to Lean Thinking – others who have attempted to emulate their success have been frustrated by a lack of progress. In this article we consider why 'going lean' is so difficult.

Customer Relationship Management System

Customer Relationship Management Systems is a tactical and strategic tool. If used correctly, this tool can forecast trends and help a company with the top and bottom lines. Today, many businesses do not look the same as they may have many years ago. They have definitely left their core competency to move onto something more profitable. The internet and information technology have made that possible.

Accountability and Victimization-Getting Off the Hamster Wheel and Getting to Engaged Leadership

he difference between making decisions as a victim or as an accountable leader can be significant and have great impact on business results. This article defines what it takes to act as an accountable executive leader and offers some solutions for operating from the accountable stance. Operating from an accountable standpoint offers obvious advantages to any organization: commitment, sustainability, improved teamwork and bottom line performance.