More than fifty years ago physicist Edward Lorenz demonstrated something that came to be called the Butterfly Effect. As the illustration goes a butterfly flapping its wings in Japan sets off a chain of events in the atmosphere that can alter the course of the weather on the other side of the planet. (Butterfly Effect- …
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In every business there are hidden profits waiting to be exposed. Like with anything the way we look at our business determines what we see. Most of us use the lens of “cost” to look at and mange our business. We see everything we do, including people’s actions, where we look for improvements, and ultimately …
Michael Lewis’s bestseller, Moneyball, and the movie version of the book starring Brad Pitt are chock-full of great insights for business. But after reading more than 50 articles and blog posts on it, it’s evident that the most critical message seems to have gotten lost. And it’s a message that has enormous implications for every …
It’s a simple truth almost nobody disagrees with—the measurements and rules you use drive the decisions and actions that determine the performance of your business. If you are not very careful measure problems can quickly drive your business in the wrong direction. It happens a lot more than most people realize and it’s probably happening …
Is getting all of the functions in your business to work smoothly together holding your business back? Then you’ve got a silo problem. Senior executives overwhelmingly complain about the difficulty they face in breaking the silos in their business. A recent survey of top executives, placed the challenges of getting teams to work together, addressing …