The energy and enthusiasm in the beginning stages of a project is spectacular: creative ideas flood the room, extensive critical thinking consumes the group, and original strategies are imagined as people consider the potential of the project. Unfortunately, it is common for this vivacious vibe to slow down as time goes on. Complicated plans, difficult [...]
Continue reading...7. July 2011, by Luke Hohmann
Imagine the scrambled heap of nagging tasks you need to accomplish: constantly growing, lengthening your to-do list exponentially with every passing second. How will you tame this beast of backlog items? Where will you start? This universal problem is inevitable; whether you like it or not, there will always be more to do. Fortunately, you [...]
Continue reading...5. July 2011, by Luke Hohmann
Before driving someplace new, we look at the directions on how to get there. Before putting together a piece of furniture, we look at the directions on how to make it. Before using new computer software, we look at the directions on how to use it. Throughout our lives, we search for cues on how [...]
Continue reading...30. June 2011, by Luke Hohmann
Restraints, rules, reality: three restrictive aspects of the real world that confine companies to the one-way tracks of what is simply dubbed “possible”. Don’t worry, there is an exit from this monotonous road littered with stale ideas; the best way to escape is to think big. One of the most effective techniques to recognizing common [...]
Continue reading...30. June 2011, by Manish.Rathi1
Folks, Priority - A word which we usually encounter several times, specially in professional situations. Its very important to manage priorities to achieve goals. Its equally important in our day-to-day life as well. Many of you, must be following priorities at your work and life, obviously few exceptions are:). Do you ever imagine why it is [...]
Continue reading...29. June 2011, by Luke Hohmann
In an ideal world, you could perfectly understand what the stakeholders in your company want from your business. This would allow you to specifically gear your product or service toward its most desired functions, and ensure that consumers and partners are satisfied with its every aspect. Unfortunately, this is difficult to fully accomplish, as stakeholder [...]
Continue reading...22. June 2011, by Luke Hohmann
We rely on countless products and services everyday: soap, electricity, cell phone connection. But what makes us select these products over those of competing companies? According to Ted Levitt’s “Whole Product Strategy,” products are not just tangible items; they are unique combinations of benefits, services, and promises. Whether we are aware of it or not, [...]
Continue reading...29. April 2011, by Deepak Kumar Sharma
Greeting Folks, The idea of writing this blog triggered while taking bath today morning, literally I mean it. What a place to get the idea for writing on this topic. Many of my Indian colleagues must have seen the movie ‘3 Idiots’. I believe all of them must remember the Amir Khan’s answer to the question – What [...]
Continue reading...18. April 2011, by Peter Harrison
Imagine that your engineering team goes into a final product review meeting happy and confident in its work, ready to launch the product with just a few minor tweaks. Then seemingly out of the blue, the product stakeholder criticizes the most crucial features of the product, claims your team did not develop the product as [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2011, by Peter Harrison
Just last month, Borders, the second largest bookstore chain in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is now closing 30% of its stores. With rapidly eroding capital resources and more than $1 billion in debt, Borders may be the biggest bankruptcy in the history of the book business. The Blockbuster story is [...]
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11. July 2011, by Luke Hohmann
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