It is easy to save money. I have seen it done time and time again. Here is a simple 5 step plan to achieve that very thing: Look at the work you do and split it into all the different tasks Send all of the easy stuff to a low skilled (cheap) outsourced supplier Focus […]
Man versus Machine
The cost argument: Asking a man to do something that a machine could do better is a waste of time and money. Why would you ask somebody to do the dishes when a dish washer could do it? Why would you ask somebody to add up rows of figures when a spread sheet could do […]
Easy Life
Here is a quote I like: Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin There is a lot of truth in the statement, we aren’t very good at facing into the truth. We sugar coat issues, we down-play the negative and talk up […]
Pink Shirts and Bullwhips
People wear pink shirts, they like pink shirts, but there are really only so many times you can wear a pink shirt in a week. The market for pink shirts is pretty much stable. This is a problem if you sell pink shirts for a living. The solution, run a promotion, 2 for 1, give […]
Stating the Bleeding Obvious
The diagram below shows a cross training chart. It is a nice simple representation of who has been trained to do what. If the circle is empty the person has been trained, if it is full then they have also shown they are competent or passed a test. The idea is you print out a […]
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