Next Level Blog
JANUARY 17, 2011
As an economics geek, I figured Porter had to discuss my favorite principle, opportunity cost, somewhere early in the book. The cost of taking any action or embracing any path consists of the alternatives that were available to us at the time.” How do you assess and factor in the opportunity costs of the decisions you make?
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 24, 2011
Keep a running calc of costs and benefits: Managing the difficult superstar is not a process you can put on automatic pilot. It requires ongoing assessment and a running calculation of costs and benefits. When you reach the tipping point where the current and future costs appear to outweigh the benefits, you’ve got to move.
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Next Level Blog
JANUARY 7, 2011
The interview continues with some easy, low cost or no cost steps you can take to raise your game this year. You've gotten where you are because you get stuff done. You're the closer. It's all too easy to get sucked into that mind-set and lose your perspective. Check it out at this link.
Next Level Blog
JULY 14, 2010
Stowing your bags behind your seats should be avoided at all costs as you will slow us down upon landing as you try to move aft to retrieve your bags. Posted by: Diane-The WHOLE Gang | July 14, 2010 at 11:59 AM 11. Posted by: Joy | July 14, 2010 at 02:24 PM Comment on rule #11. Have fun on the plane, but not too much fun.
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 12, 2011
Organizations are always trying to optimize planning through budgeting, trying to increase productivity, employing PM tools to trackets buckets of time spent by employees (which includes meeting time under Administrative hours usually); why wouldnt more focus on effort/cost of meetings though such a method as you have suggested, be beneficial?
Next Level Blog
JUNE 30, 2010
What should be avoided at all costs? Posted by: Jessiewilliams2 | June 30, 2010 at 05:16 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. Those are some of the things I saw that I think are worth emulating when conducting a staff meeting. What else did you see in the video?
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
If we had to cut our costs by 50% and raise customer satisfaction by 50% at the same time, how would we do it? Posted by: JB | September 24, 2010 at 09:51 PM The last time I went into a Blockbuster, which happened to have a dedication plaque as Canada's 200th location, there was no one there to the point I felt uncomfortable.
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