My last post talked about the possible political “ruse” of slamming redeeming of US Treasury Securities by the social security system while at the same time advocating redemption by foreign governments. This ruse of creating a problem where there is none has nothing to do with whether or not social security SHOULD BE a government […]
My post on social security drew an amazing response . While I simply, and innocently, introduced differences in two presidential candidate’s approaches to social security, the discussion opened many doors and, I’m sure, many retirement planning projects.
Most felt, as do I, that social security is a failing system that should not be depended on. Talk […]
My post on comparing HR and IT as service parts of the organization once again brought out the best in my readers. Miki at Leadership Turn gave her usual, and appreciated, “words-that-we-would-like-to-say-but-don’t” in regard to a McKinsey Quarterly’s quote “only HR can translate a business strategy into a detailed talent strategy…”:
“That has to be the […]
My post “Consulting Customers! Get Your Act Together” elicited some good response from Sensei at ActiveEngine and Miki at Leadership Turn. I lamented about companies who are unable to pull the trigger on the next phase of a valuable project. Miki appropriately focused on the business culture required to enable standardized executive decision making processes; […]
One firm that specializes in providing consulting services related to energy planning does something that is very impressive. They tell their customers that they can call anyone in the firm, from the CEO on down, if they have a concern or question about their project. This policy impressed customers but seemed to introduce chaos into […]
I listened to Karl Rove on the radio talking about how John McCain can win in November. He focused on developing the story about John and gave many examples: the McCain’s adoption and raising a foster child, his father and grandfather’s committment to their country through militaty service, and his own story of captivity during […]
APICS magazine’s excellent “The Business Behind Green” by Tim Becker of Probity Business Group (membership required), warns to watch out for the hype behind green:
“A recent study by TerraChoice….reviewed 1,018 products making environmental claims. Only one product met all six of TerraChoice’s criteria for truthfulness.”
This overstated environmental record should caution companies to avoid overstating it’s […]
APICS magazine’s “The Business Behind Green” by Tim Becker reveals a “green anxiety” in corporate America due to the increased media coverage of all things green. Responding to “green anxiety” can be hazardous especially when business basics are not applied to green projects; i.e, running the numbers and aligning green projects with corporate strategies.
The article […]
Green. The word evokes conversations about global warming, the environment, and plastic bag bans. An excellent APICS magazine article by Tim Becker of Probity Business Group, “The Business Behind Green“, introduced the topic (sorry, hefty membership to APICS is required to view the article):
“Eventually, the green tide will ebb as environmental stories are pushed off […]
Forbes magazine recently wrote about “The Death of Hardware“. As in many Forbes articles I find a bit of sensationalism but it was interesting to ponder.
This one caught my attention due to my recent experience using Google applications to centralize control of basic spreadsheet information; the on-line applications allowed a project team to easily use […]
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