ERP Projects Lead to Revenue Loss
If you are considering ERP, take your time. Many ERP projects not only end up exceeding their allocated budgets, just as often, they lead to significant revenue loss due to a decline in core business...
View ArticleTapscott Wisdom
Wikinomics by Don Tapscott was brilliant. Don just gave the convocation address to the class of 2012 at INSEAD. This time he saves the brilliance for the end. For the meat scroll down to Don...
View ArticleOff the Bar Stool on Yahoo X Factor
Kaihan Krippendorf (say that three times fast) thinks Marissa Mayer should go after Yahoo customers like bar pick ups. Who the heck is Kaihan Krippendorf you might ask? In case you’ve not yet heard of...
View ArticleObsession
Work-life balance and the quest to reduce stress are all good. But … For my money, I won’t leave home without a good dose of obsession. For me it is a natural outcome of being passionate, results...
View ArticleThe Truth About Why ERP Projects Fail
A 2010 study by the Standish Group revealed that 60% of ERP projects fail in some measure and 33% fail catastrophically. What is interesting about this (other than the riveting horror of millions spent...
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How to Communicate Project Milestones
Nobody likes surprises at work. If you are managing a large project such as ERP, a new business model roll-out or a post merger re-org, your stakeholders are probably wondering “What is going to happen...
View ArticleThe Single Most Important Leadership Characteristic
Can you make everyone around you look smarter? Many years ago, I worked with TV/Film director Peter Miner. Peter was truly a master at coaxing brilliance from the mediocre. Everyone loved working with...
View ArticleGlobal English is a Competitive Advantage
A recent study by the global communication software specialists at Global English, shows that 70% of the employees in the top 1000 global businesses are not native english speakers. And among those who...
View ArticleThe Tyranny of Too Much on the Plate
Have you noticed that you play with your food when there is too much on your plate? We’ve become not just OC consumers but OC proliferators. We have too many electronic devices, too many cars, too many...
View ArticleLenovo CIO Behind Gold Medal Performance
According to last month’s Businesss Standard Magazine, “Lenovo Group Ltd is on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) as the world’s biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year, making it the...
View ArticleWhat is Change Management? And The One Thing You Can’t Afford Not to Know
Here is a conversation that has happened on almost every project I’ve ever led. It goes like this…The senior executive team is telling me how their past projects failed because key people refused to...
View ArticleWant Communication That Doesn’t Suck? Here’s How To Make It Happen…
“Our communication sucks!” Yup. This is the single most common complaint I hear from people in organizations of all sizes. When it comes to fixing organization communications, here’s an approach that...
View ArticleHow To Drive Your Project Ferrari Fast (HINT: It’s NOT About The Accelerator)
Have you noticed that trying to speed up change doesn’t work? I sure have. I’ve helped fix more than a few not-agile-anymore projects that ended up falling off the fast track. But here’s the...
View ArticleIs SIZE Killing Your Business? How to make your BIG company work small, fast...
Growth is great, but size can kill you. Bigger is no longer better. Bigger used to be better but now, well, bigger is just bigger. Big companies are harder to manage, slower, more impersonal, less...
View ArticleHow To Get Them to LOVE Your Project
“We are a war not a team. New York, Austin, Tulsa and Prague, we are each separate armies fighting to the death. We each want what we want with no regard for the business as a whole.” This is a real...
View ArticleMine the Gold in Your Under-Performer
Ugh. Your employee just doesn’t get it. I mean she doesn’t get what you need her to do, by when and in what format. You KNOW she’s capable of better. You’ve clearly explained her role, you’ve told her...
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