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Forget Being Effective, Be Efficacious

02/22/2011 at 9:10 am

Most of you, I am sure, are familiar with the scene in the classic movie Spinal Tap, in which Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel utters the immortal words, â€œThese go to 11â€ about his beloved Marshall Amp. â€œItâ€™s one louder,â€ he intones. As foolish as Nigel appears, he is making an important philosophical point. He…

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Build a Firm Foundation for an Efficient Enterprise with ERP

10/19/2010 at 4:47 pm

For any business to be successful, it must start off with a firm and reliable framework on which to build. Deciding how to structure your business doesn’t have to be difficult – in fact, it can be as simple as a single software application: enterprise resource planning. ERP is an important tool for any business…

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Improve Business Efficiency with ERP

10/15/2010 at 12:42 pm

There’s no magic secret that can turn a business from good to great, but if there is one element that helps take a business to the next level, it’s efficiency. No business has ever risen to the top of its industry by being clunky, repetitive, slow and outdated. Efficiency is crucial to doing a good…

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Business Intelligence Keeps Companies Efficient

08/24/2010 at 10:06 am

Business intelligence is a lot like what it sounds like: a way to make your business more “intelligent” by streamlining the day-to-day processes and procedures that your company goes through. Most companies can benefit from a business intelligence system, as most have a number of outdated, unintentionally clunky or unnecessarily complex processors that can easily…

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Tips for Effective Time Management

08/04/2010 at 11:38 am

Time is one of our most valuable resources, but when we’re busy and harried, there just never seems to be enough of it. While an ERP system can help make your business run faster and more efficiently, there are also some things you can personally do to make you day flow a little more smoothly….

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Why Does Work Suck?

04/15/2010 at 7:52 am

We define work as going somewhere instead of doing something.Â If I’m sitting in my chair at the office, I’m working, right?Â For most of you, isn’t the answer to that question no? What is it about work that sucks? Fixed schedules Mandatory meetings Sludge (more about that later) Sacrificing your personal life for work…

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Top 10 Myths About Business

04/13/2010 at 7:00 am

While going through some old notes I found this list I had developed of the top ten myths about business. Without further ado, they are Business is a zero-sum game. Oliver Stone makes great movies, but he knows nothing about basic economics. Free and fair exchanges create wealth (value) on both sides. In other words,…