Category Archives: Process Improvement
Agile Management Tip – Stop Hiring Employees
Agile management produces fast flexible responses to opportunities and threats. Your company’s structure and culture determine your flexibility. Increase your agility to improve your chances of survival. Agile Management Friday’s Techpoint event focused on “Building an Agile Company”. Speaking were … Continue reading
Manual Labor
It’s tough to let go of the idea that the ‘human touch’ is best. Human interaction is literally what drives us, but this doesn’t mean that human involvement improves every situation. Sometimes you have a gut feel that a person … Continue reading
Spinach in my Teeth
Every day we interact with friends, business partners, clients, prospects… You get the idea. Many of those folks politely hear whatever we have to say. If we’re lucky they’re not just hearing but listening. If we have a real relationship … Continue reading
Making Time For Squirrel
I know it’s not just me. I know there are plenty of folks out there who are easily distracted. One moment you’re focused on a task, then all of the sudden, “SQUIRREL!” If you’ve seen the Disney film, Up, you … Continue reading
Fear, Change, and Why Now?
I don’t fear change, as long as everything stays the same. – Neil Richmund Fear Neil was kidding when he said that, but it’s surprising how many business-people and employees really do fear change. For some, “we’ve always done it … Continue reading
How many software architects does it take to change a company?
Although I call myself a software architect, it seems I spent most of my time talking to other business people. I guess that could be because I gave myself the sales role in my company, but I digress. About a … Continue reading
Duke Energy, Are you Listening?
Sometimes dealing with a large corporation is dehumanizing. Other times it’s just stupid. This is an example of how bad processes waste everyone’s time. My wife and I sold a house a little over two months ago. We paid the … Continue reading
Faster Processes for Faster Growth
Your business processes are only good enough for today. As soon as you stop improving them, someone will eat your lunch. Speed Kills? We’re conditioned from an early age to believe that Speed Kills. Depending on your age, the phrases … Continue reading
