Tag: BI
Business Intelligence Bringing Left Brain Innovation Into Play
Over the past few years, innovation was a big part of the strategy in most organizations. This often resulted in various education programs to activate and energize the so-called creative right brain. Business intelligence tools are now bringing the innovation focus to the left side of the brain, the logical […]
The Dangers of Relying on Long-Term Memory in Decision Making
I often get challenged when I suggest that most of us have pretty poor long term recall. Admittedly, I too once believed that about myself – and worse, I still do believe that! And this committed, falsely held opinion is the very essence of why business leaders and decision makers […]
BI Supports Sales Process Integrity
There are those who believe that business intelligence driven selling and marketing is leading towards a more depersonalised style of selling – yet in reality, the opposite is true. The old mode of selling was very much a tactical pipeline of script speak designed to lead a prospect into firstly […]
The Great BI Debate
I just finished commenting on a rollicking debate about BI – The Great Debate: Business Intelligence but suggest you click over to read all the comments, as they covered off many of the reasons that I wrote The Logical Organization. I congratulate all on a great debate. All contributors made valid […]
The Ten Fundamentals of A Logical Organization
There are ten key elements that contribute to The Logical Organization: Thinking – how people think and the various types of thinking used in business; those which are now redundant, and those we should be embracing for the future Insight – how it transforms knowledge into wisdom Intelligence – the […]
Airlines Face Tough Pricing and Payload Decisions
According to a recent report by Wellington Airport operator Infratil, “domestic aircraft flying into Wellington airport were on average three quarters full in July even though there were more seats available”. This comes hot on the tail of other recent announcements by leading NZ airline carrier Air New Zealand that pricing […]
BI For Manufacturers Not Just About Smart Planning & Scheduling
A recent headline in our national newspaper “ Manufacturing Contracts” refers to the third month in arrow where the manufacturing index has fallen. July 2008 experienced an indicator of 48.8, with a level of 50 being stagnation or no contraction and no growth. This downturn comes at a time when […]