Psychologists often point to a person’s early development being as much about peer interaction as the lessons we learn in school. “Mommy and Me”, “Gymboree” etc., there is an entire industry built on socializing children early and often as a key part of their development. The same principles apply as we move to school age.
Read More...Susan Poser over at Oracle Profit has an excellent take on what she considers to be the three keys to project success. Summarized, they are: Project Portfolio/prioritization Project Execution Project Closeout Before starting any project, you must ask yourself three questions. Is this project the most profitable? How well can we track progress utilization and
Read More...I recently read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Instead of your standard business book, it bills itself as a ‘leadership fable’, which isentirely true and contributes to is readability and impact. I want to share some thoughts with you, because we are in a massively team-focused business, and this book struck
Read More...Chris Taylor over at Process Excellent Network has a piece about the damp world of Business Process Management (BPM) gaffes that struck me as interesting. In it, Taylor riffs on his seven deadly sins of BPM, which are: Taking the word management in vain Working in process silos Reinventing the wheel Making it hard to
Read More...(Editor’s Note: Michelle Randall is MIPRO’s Accountant, and is key to its operations. This is her first blog post. Give her a warm welcome!) Can a term as shapeless and overused as company culture be a key in retaining your best employees? Can it compete with the two main pillars of pay and benefits? Actually,
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