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The first step to excellence

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it", Thomas Edison. In spite of it often being just a cliché, the concept of value itself...

4 areas that define management

The more I studied, thought about, and wrote about the scope of collective wisdom maximization, the more did I realize that it is simply...

Information - the oxygen of continuous improvement

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information. - Winston Churchill The extent...

Operational Excellence - what it is and is not

As Roger Martin, Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto, says, a strategy is basically a choice. "Making strategy choices is never...

Introspection - the first step to operational excellence

A typical coaching conversation Coach (me): What are the daily pain points? The client (Let us call him Peter - the General Manager): My...

Imbalance in management - being reactive or proactive

"Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now." - Alan Lakein Introduction Take a random...