Back in the day, the early-1990s to be precise, another recession affected much of the world. That economic downturn was triggered by Black Monday of October 1987. A stock collapse of unprecedented size caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall by 22.6%. Over the next few years, inflation increased and economic growth slowed. Shortly
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Leadership
The WAC—A CIO's Dream
Every Chief Information Officer (CIO) does some sort of cost allocation of IT resources, whether explicitly in a chargeback/showback model or implicitly in his or her annual budgeting process. Most often, the allocation of IT costs use arbitrary processes of business – linear per user occupancy costs, business unit size, location, or who happens to
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William Edwards Deming on Business Transformation
Most everyone in business has at one time heard of William Edwards Deming. He is most widely known for his role in Japan’s reconstruction after Word War II and as the “father of Total Quality Management” (TQM). If you recall, TQM is designed to reduce errors produced during the manufacturing or service process, increase customer
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The Greatest Leadership Role Model for All Time
To whom do you look to as your leadership role model? Perhaps you’ve studied the leadership styles of Jack Welch, former chairman of GE or Doug Daft, chairman at Coca Cola, or Leo Mullins at Delta or Bob Nardelli at Home Depot. If you have, you are not alone. Dan Cathy, President and COO of
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Lead Like Jesus Encounter Workshop
The Leadership Encounter Workshop "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.’ –Matthew 23:11 (KJV) Overview: A Leadership Encounter is a one-day workshop in a collegial environment with a trained facilitator and others seeking to
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