
Peering into the near future of technologically aided productivity. [...]
Nurturing reliable, creative, nimble organizations

Peering into the near future of technologically aided productivity. [...]
Filed in: Product Development - Keywords: Innovation, Productivity, Technology

As organizations grow, alternatives exist to mitigate the inefficiencies of departmental hierarchies. Most of them, including adding people, don't address all the issues. Only embedding staff in multi-disciplinary groups and avoiding the overhead altogether are true solutions. Measurement can also help. [...]
Filed in: Structure - Keywords: ABC, Change Management, Embed, few products, Metrics, Organizational Development, Productivity, ROI

Organizations typically leverage less than 50% of current technology. With such a powerful vehicle running at half speed, IT must remain the highest priority in increasing productivity and innovation. [...]
Filed in: Measurement - Keywords: delivery systems, Embed, Innovation, IT, Metrics, Overhead, Productivity, substantial and multi-faceted tool
Emotional and educational support, connections, healthful relationships, and positive environments are all methods we employ to care for our children, especially when they are struggling. The pace of the world demands we look at our education and our organization’s relationships with their employees and our support structures for displaced workers in a different light. The present course isn't helping, and costs too much. [...]
Filed in: Education - Keywords: biotechnology, businessman, China, Education, Empathy, Federal government, manufacturing, Nintendo, Productivity, unemployment insurance, US Department of Labor

Productive, profitable organizations don’t just have a common sense of direction, inter-departmental team goals with an enterprise wide understanding of customer segments and key profit drivers. They have consistent messages. They communicate well. They are also empowered, engaged, and spiritually cohesive. [...]
Filed in: Organization - Keywords: esprit de Corps, Morale, Organizational Development, Organizational structure, performance review, Productivity
Jim Leis has led teams in systems design, finance, and marketing in a combination of private equity, public and private firms. His passion and talent is optimizing profitability in both failing and successful firms. Read more »
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