Strategy
Wine Intelligence Provides Interesting Case Study During Recession
Sunday, February 15th, 2009I was glancing through the headlines of my BI RSS feed when I came to a sudden stop at the headline “Wine Intelligence”. Now anyone who knows me will acknowledge that my passion for BI is only equalled by my passion for fine wines and chocolate. So this headline was brewing up to a perfect [...]
Keep Your Suppliers Close and Customers Closer
Monday, January 26th, 2009Fear is one of the most prevalent emotions experienced during unstable economic times. Ensuring that you maintain a close relationship with suppliers and customers is essential to maintain confidence and an ongoing relationship.
Good Decision Making Survey Results
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Consulting group McKinsey has released the results of its recent global survey [November 2008] of over 2000 corporate executives on their decision making processes and outcomes. This included questions pertaining to: Decision makers involved Drivers of the decisions Depth of analysis Openness of the discussions Impact of Politics on process and outcomes The financial [...]
Wake Up, Change is Happening Now!
Saturday, October 4th, 2008There is a common misconception that change is happening faster. Yet in reality, the change signals are often visible on the horizon well before they become visible in mainstream business. Change is like a chameleon that changes as it moves through its own lifecycle: Single Event – It starts with a single event, Isolated Events [...]
Decision Making in Times of Good Performance
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008The performance you measure today is a result of the decisions you made in the past. Many organisations mistakenly believe that if the numbers are good, then staying the course is a viable option. Yet the decisions made yesterday were based on yesterdays environment. The business world is littered with companies that were glorified one [...]