I first heard the term methodology engineering by Robby Slaughter during my interview for Slaughter Development back in 2007. I hadn’t the slightest clue what it meant, but was intrigued to learn more. Now, nearly five years later as I write my final blog post for The Methodology Blog, I look back and smile. Sure, I set out to learn more, but I ended up changing my entire perspective.
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If you want to improve employee productivity, you might think that a little competition is healthy. But a recent article explains how forced ranking not only impacted employee productivity but ruined employee morale.
While being your own boss can be exciting, it also means you have to manage yourself. In this article I’ll discuss what I’ve learned over the last six months about time management from my experience as a solo-entrepreneur.
If you’re new to business process improvement, you might think scorecards are only used when playing mini golf. But today’s guest post highlights how you can increase employee productivity through a relatively simple mechanism.
Business process improvement is sometimes done by trying to make huge changes in the behavior of the market. Today’s guest post by Christopher Wallace discusses the business process behind Groupon—and makes some recommendations.
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To increase productivity at work, we often turn to competition. It turns out struggle does not create the best possible outcome after all.
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Chaos at work is a serious problem, according to today’s guest blogger. To improve employee efficiency, Joe Baker recommends a five-point strategy.
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I’m guilty. There are days when I walk out of the office wondering what I did all day long. If my boss stopped and asked me that question, I’d probably stutter and say, ‘Well, I answered some emails and looked at that project we were talking about.’
Practically every company has heard of continuous improvement techniques, from Lean to Six Sigma to 5S. But a new post from the Harvard Business Review reminds everyone that no improvement program prevents us from needing to think clearly.
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Learn more about workflow, productivity and corporate culture in this video interview with Robby Slaughter.
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