Strategy: Start at the end. A strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a vision. Paul Williams is the Founder of Idea Sandbox, a self-described Barnstormer, Creative Problem Solver, Retail Marketing Crackerjack and Writer. Recently Paul wrote, “One of the best starting points for a strategy session is at the end of it. [Continue Reading]
Preparation — Believe It Will Be Better Because You Created A Plan
A friend often quotes the Karate Kid by sayig “your focus needs focus!” Preparation is a matter of discipline, focus and grounding. We have to believe it will be better because the time spent to prepare. Many times in Family Business we only have three choices, give up, give in or give it all you’ve [Continue Reading]
Hoshin Kanri And Business Process Management (BPM)
. Hoshin Kanri is an Eastern phrase. Toyota uses it and translates it as the “point of a compass, the shiny needle that points true North or The Direction.” Key Operating Indicators that are linked and shared are past of a Hoshin System. Everyone in an organization understands that these metrics point the direction we [Continue Reading]
Continuous Improvement Is An Evolution
. Continuous Improvement is most successful through incremental, continual steps rather than giant leaps; it’s an evolution. Louis L’Amour has been called American’s storyteller. Louis L’Amour is to westerns what Stephen King is to horror and Danielle Steel is to romance novels. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world, L’Amour began [Continue Reading]
Develop Processes, Production Systems That Validate Each Step Upon Completion
. The sky is the interest of Dr. May. Production systems, the interest of Toyota. Dr. May is an English astrophysicist. Dr. May has a PhD. From the Imperial College, London, his Doctoral Thesis in Astrophysics, was on Interplanetary Dust. He has of Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Hertfordshire, Exeter and John Moore’s, Liverpool. [Continue Reading]
Process Management Key To Capturing Market Share, Leveraging Changes In Market Conditions
Can better business process management practices improve your position by making it easier be first-to-market product change/innovation, service or delivery method? Family Businesses surveyed by a major accounting firm shared some interesting observations. One of their observation showed how family firms viewed the demand for their products over the past twelve months, 44% felt the [Continue Reading]
Decision-Making Rule No. 1 — “Decisions are made by those who show up”
Decision-Making Rule No. 1 — “Decisions are made by those who show up.” An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.
Start A Decision-Making Revolution In 2012 — Never Expect, Never Fear, Never Second-Guess
Graphic Arts, graphic design, graphic printings are the areas we will be giving more and more attention in 2012. Good Graphic Design requires decision-making skills — on steroids! Graphic art covers a broad range of art forms. Graphic art is typically two-dimensional and includes calligraphy, photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, lithography, typography, serigraphy (silk-screen printing), and [Continue Reading]