There are 2 types of people in the world:
Those that need a precise, clear, formal, defined, structure to work within.
As Morendil posts this comes down to which side of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle you prefer: more control or a faster velocity.
Personally, I prefer the faster velocity. How about you?
Office functions – such as order entry, quoting, scheduling, purchasing and accounting – can represent 70% to 95% of the lead-time and effort of delivering a product.
On the subject of cool things to do around town, I also highly recommend the Lean for the Office: Executive Overview from Minnesota Technology.
The morning seminar offers an excellent [...]
In a connected world where people don’t have letterhead, don’t wear suits…work out of tiny rented office suites…have a simple website and buy only Adwords… don’t have a receptionist… in that world, how do we tell (good from bad)?
Seth Godin’s question, asked in his latest post Blended, reminds me of the stereotypical start-up [...]
Ross Mayfield points to an eWeek article on Corporate IT departments considering the new coRoss Mayfield points to an eWeek article on Corporate IT departments considering the new collaborative technologies (Wikis, Weblogs, Instant Messaging) as rogue elements to be eliminated. When in fact, they are increase productivity.
The most recent problems came to light when [...]
The [non] billable hour points to an interesting pdf describing why billing-by-the-hour is a bad idea.
To value each hour of work equally and to price and manage each hour is as corrosive a policy as any creative group of professionals could devise. To pretend that each hour is worth the same as every [...]
SF Gate has a great follow up on my earlier Best Buy persona post
Over the next few years, each of Best Buy’s 608 stores will focus on one or two of the five segments, with 110 stores scheduled to make the switch by February.
Updating the stores to appeal to a specific customer segment is [...]
This evening on Marketplace, David Brown talked with Andrew Zolli on how to protect yourself from being outsourced, downsized, or simply trapped in an 85 sq. ft. cube mumbling about your stapler.
His suggestion – get a job building experiences (I’ve already got one. You?).
Product companies are adding services to their quiver, Service companies are adding [...]
Moved into a new office last week. If you’re counting, that’s 7 offices in 4 years. (If this economy doesn’t rebound I probably start offering “Chicago: A Tour of Where Garrick Worked”. Tickets are going fast, book yours today.)
Anyway, I’ve got a laptop, a cell phone, and a timbuk2 bag. The office is fully covered [...]