December 12, 2008 – 6:22 pm
As I mentioned in my first green post I am not the poster child for going green. I don’t even recycle. I know, I deserve to be flogged.
But I can change. And if I can change, then you can change.
My first foray into “green” was replacing my BMW 750iL with a Honda Civic. Initially, I [...]
December 12, 2008 – 5:43 pm
Businesses are immensely selfish enterprises. They’re always doing things for the bottom line.
No wonder most businesses reject environmental issues.
The assumption seems to be that “going green” means more cost and less revenue. Not all green products are pretty or functional.
Yet we see examples of companies profiting by “going green”. Toyota started addressing rising oil costs [...]
December 12, 2008 – 5:13 pm
My firm has challenged us to be more innovative. One of the outputs of this challenge is the “Thought Leadership Card”. It’s a document designed to share with a client in order to structure a conversation around a specific business topic, like “Mergers and Acquisitions” or “Packaged Software Implementation”. These have been used in every [...]
December 12, 2008 – 3:24 am
I am the last person you would think to post on the going green. I was so conservative as a teen that my friends and teachers called me Mr. Republican. I own one of the largest lots in my neighborhood in Arizona, and 80% of it is grass, in spite of water not being so [...]
November 7, 2008 – 4:41 pm
Bob Sutton points out research that suggests that emphasizing money leads to:
1. Were less likely to ask others for help
2. Less likely to give others help
3. Preferred to work alone
4. Preferred to play alone
5. Put more physical distance between themselves as a new acquaintance
See the full post here.
http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/thinking-about-money-causes-people-to-avoid-asking-for-and-giving-help-research-in-science-magazine.html
In Henry IV Part One, we find Prince Henry, son of King Henry IV, carousing with Jack Falstaff and other criminals and deadbeats in a seedy part of London. This certainly is not the place for young Henry to grow into the next king. In the meantime, King Henry is dealing with a potential civil war [...]
David Heinemeier of 37 signals blogged about the impacts to him of working the next day without a normal nights sleep. All of the typical signs were evident: irritability, lack of creativity, decreased performance. Once upon a time, I had a boss that claimed he could operate effectively on 4 hours of sleep. I tried [...]
In an audit, quality means having an opinion that is supported by the facts. The PCAOB defines what are acceptable procedures for gathering and testing facts.
Quality components to a manufacturing process means that the components work according to the specifications. If the lugnut fits, screws on tight, and doesn’t slip over time, it’s a quality [...]
I was talking to an expert in project metrics research. I asked him what are the most accurate metrics for measuring project schedule status. Based on his research, the best metric for accurate project schedule status is the best guess of the person closest to the project. Not earned value, not % complete, not critical [...]
I had lunch today with Professor Kenn Sullivan at ASU. I first met Kenn when he gave a presentation on project management to my local PMI chapter. One of the primary conclusions of Kenn’s research is that project performance improves where there is accountability for results, and that accountability improves when risks have clear owners [...]
