Management (273)
What are Your Measurements?
- Wednesday, 26 January 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
If you’re an athlete in almost any sport, you know how you’ll be measured. In basketball, you have points, rebounds, assists, and steals per game. Guys at the ‘skill’ positions in football know it’ll be yards per carry, catches, yards per pass attempt, and stuff like that. Baseball, my specialty, has been infused, or some would say overwhelmed, by a dramatic increase in the availability and use of statistics, such as VAR, WHIP, OBP, etc., to measure almost every nuance of the game (thank you Mr. Bill James!). That’s in addition to the standard batting averages, ERA, fielding percentage, etc.
Brainstorm Your Way to Innovation
- Wednesday, 16 February 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
If you work in an eCommerce area, whether it’s with EDI or other technologies, two concepts should be top-of-mind at all times: Continuous Improvement (CI) and Innovation. I’ve written several times about CI, so you should know how passionate I am about it, but I can get even more excited over creating innovative approaches and solutions.Read more...
Where Do I Go From Here?
- Friday, 01 April 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
Let’s say you’re an experienced EDI analyst, an expert mapper and a top-notch translator jockey. What are the career options for someone with your talents? Are you “stuck” in your current role, or are there other areas where you may be even more effective in your organization? Maybe surprisingly for you, but not for me, I think there are lots of opportunities out there for you.
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To Outsource, or Not…..
- Monday, 16 May 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
Why do some companies outsource their EDI processes? The same question could be asked about HR, payroll, manufacturing, and any other process that’s been shipped elsewhere. The answer you’d probably expect to hear would be ‘cost savings’, but is that the whole story, or do other factors enter into the equation?
The Power of Diversity
- Monday, 06 June 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
When you hear the word ‘diversity’, do you normally think about hiring, work practice, and contract issues based on gender, race, or ethnicity? A lot of managers and other employees have participated in diversity training and are aware of what it means and its potential benefits.
What’s on Your Horizon?
- Friday, 24 June 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
How do you stay ahead of the curve? Make the right investment in a system that’ll meet your needs into the future? Hire the right analyst? Decide what classes to take to keep your skills fresh? Since the only real constant in eCommerce is ‘change’, you need to keep your eyes open to identify the big things coming your way.
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Going Up?
- Monday, 18 July 2011
- Management
- Written by Michael Martz
When was the last time you spent a couple of unplanned moments with someone who really doesn’t know you but is critically important to you or your team? Did you take advantage of that time, or did you let the moment pass? If you had a great elevator speech, you could have put it to use in that situation. You‘re probably thinking: “what the heck is an elevator speech and what’s an elevator have to do with it anyway?” Let’s get into that.
The Challenge of Change
- Friday, 18 November 2011
- Management
- Written by Tony Dukes
Change is one of those concepts that make most of us cringe at its mere mention. Whether it is benign as changing dinner plans with one’s spouse, or as dire as divorcing said spouse (funny how doing the former very often may lead to the latter, but I digress) every fiber in our character wants to resist it and keep the status quo. To deal with this, change management has become an academic pursuit, as well as embedded itself within the corporate lexicon, which have produced countless strategies on dealing with this force in one’s personal life as well as in the business environment.
The Power of Choice
- Tuesday, 19 April 2005
- Management
- Written by Michelle LaBrosse
Think about all the important choices you make in life. What to do for a living? Who to partner with in business or life? Whether to raise a family or not? How to spend or save your money? How to spend your time? Where to volunteer?
Read more...Introducing Cecil
- Tuesday, 05 April 2005
- Management
- Written by Cecil T. Wulfe
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