Death Of A Salesman

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My wife and I are movie buffs, and this past week we decided to watch the old film classic, Death of a Salesman.  I can tell you, the homemade popcorn was the only highlight of watching such a depressing story. However, it did spark the idea for this week’s...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 3

Systems versus Big Brother Part 3
This last of three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 3 hopes to win over some who still believe business systemization is too rigid. Experiencing daily chaos in a business should be all an owner needs to become a believer in quality control systems. Sustainable...

Self-Correcting Errors?

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Self-correcting errors are those from which you learn lasting life lessons, only seconds AFTER picking up a hot frying pan! Wouldn’t it be great if the errors and mistakes you make in your BUSINESS would just self-correct like that? Actually, there are some...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 2

systems versus big brother part 2
This second of these three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 2, continues in response to some who mistakenly believe business systemization is too rigid. If you are experiencing any amount of chaos in your business, it’s unnecessary! There is a remedy for...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 1

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This first of three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 1, was written in response to some who think business systemization is too rigid. Read on, and decide for yourself… unless you’re not experiencing any amount of chaos in your business! There’s a...

Lean Times Call For Lean Actions!

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Lean times call for lean actions! If you spend enough time watching the major news networks these days, you can see a thread weaving through all the rhetoric, fancy graphics, pomp and circumstance. It’s all about OPINIONS. Everybody has one! Every news program...

Seeking to Simplify Business

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The only real way to simplify business is by implementing control systems! Whereby, holding all personnel in the organization accountable to company processes. With that in mind, I recently read an article in CIO Magazine, titled “In Search of Simplicity,” about...

The Law of Diminishing Returns

law of diminishing returns
What do you know about the Law of Diminishing Returns, and when would it apply to your business? You are considering implementing a sustainable quality control system for your production processes, but something is eating at you! Many owners tell me, “It would take...