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In the depths of the Second World War the allies were taking punishing bomber losses in the European Theater. It was not just the loss of aircraft but of trained crews that created grave concern. The allies could not replace crews at this staggering rate.A research project was started to discover ways to avoid these los

else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher t

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The title of this article sounds like simple advice, but so often we undertake activities and projects without really understanding how they are going to help us to achieve our aims. I have outlined below some of the causes of this cavalier (and costly) approach to business improvement along with how we might approach things differently.

The latest thing!

In business we are often worse devotees of fashion than any teenager. We undertake initiatives, programmes and structural changes regularly to follow the latest trends in management thinking. Think of business process re-engineering, lean manufacturing, web services, outsourcing, “off-shoring” - the list is endless. Now each of these have their place and can have a dramatic, and often very positive, effect on an organisation, but how often are they selected simply because they are what everyone else is doing or what the consultants are pushing this year?

All of the activities listed above are tools to achieve certain aims and every organisation’s aims are unique.

Don’t follow everyone else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher th

UK Commercial Digital Printing Services
Advancements in technology has resulted in several options for people in various fields. Print technology has undergone a rapid transformation with the advent of digital printing. It is a new method of printing in which printed sheets can be directly obtained from computer files without having to go through an intermediate mediu

ness improvement along with how we might approach things differently.

The latest thing!

All of the activities listed above are tools to achieve certain aims and every organisation’s aims are unique.

Don’t follow everyone else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher t

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Getting sales leads is vital to every business. Every business has to have customers; and prospective clients are what they identify as sales leads. Even the teenage girl who is eyeing some fashionable clothes in a magazine can be considered a sales lead. The typical sales leads, however, are those that have the potential to be

nds in management thinking. Think of business process re-engineering, lean manufacturing, web services, outsourcing, “off-shoring” - the list is endless. Now each of these have their place and can have a dramatic, and often very positive, effect on an organisation, but how often are they selected simply because they are what everyone else is doing or what the consultants are pushing this year?

All of the activities listed above are tools to achieve certain aims and every organisation’s aims are unique.

Don’t follow everyone else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher t

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ow often are they selected simply because they are what everyone else is doing or what the consultants are pushing this year?

All of the activities listed above are tools to achieve certain aims and every organisation’s aims are unique.

Don’t follow everyone else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher t

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Is your shyness causing your trouble at work and limiting your potential?Do you hate the thought of presenting or speaking in front of other people at work?Do you have trouble introducing yourself to co-workers or carrying on a conversation with people you don’t know?With the rise of email, online shopping,

else down the A1 if you are trying to get to Aberdeen!

Busy fools

Although in some organisations bureaucracy can lead to action never being taken on anything, in many the opposite is true. Particularly in the SME sector, action is prized much higher than planning. This can help in adapting quickly to change but often has the effect of creating “busy fools”. Doing something is better than doing nothing, but it is worth a check to determine whether we are doing the right thing.

That five minutes to check the map before we pull away can save hours in getting lost on the way to our destination!

Stop and Think!

Before undertaking any activity or project, stop and think about how it meets your strategic objectives. If you don’t have any strategic objectives then get that sorted before you do anything else.

With a clear idea about what your organisation is trying to achieve you can “cherry-pick” from the tools and techniques available and ensure that all of your resources are focussed on activities that will help you to achieve those aims. The success of these activities is also greatly enhanced, as employees understand why they are undertaking them, instead of paying them lip service while dismissing them as the management team’s latest fad.

Full steam ahead!

Once you kn

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