Archive for the ‘Resource management’ Category

IBJ: Killing the Operations Manual

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Still scratching your head trying to figure out which desk drawer you’ve stashed your company’s operations manual? Recently, the Indianapolis Business Journal published an article, written by Slaughter Development’s very own founder, which discusses ways to improve the manual to the point of actually utilizing it rather than forgetting about it.

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Speed Blogging

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Robby Slaughter, principal and founder of Slaughter Development, was recently asked by Roundpeg to write a guest post about efficient blogging. His advice: let go.

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The Myth of Management Buy-In

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Almost every change management professional talks about “management buy-in.” But actually, the most interesting and powerful business process improvements occur without the involvement of leadership.

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The Paperless Dream

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Most offices are driven by paper. One document management expert, however, wants to know what it will take to get paper out of the workplace entirely.
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Marketing: Your Sixth Man

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Today’s post for The Methodology Blog is from Lorraine Ball, president of Roundpeg.  Her advice on getting the biggest bang for your buck in marketing: understand your clients and establish standards for success. Read on »

Salesforce and BPM

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Earlier this month, SalesForce.com announced a new feature for their product suite. You can now visually design processes for your business.

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Don’t Belittle Your Staff

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Today’s post for The Methodology Blog comes from Nick Carter, owner of AddressTwo. He points out that there’s an easy way to destroy productivity: destroy morale.

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Victim One Day, Winner The Next

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

While Todd Jamison exercised in the gym, his parked car was getting a work out too. The only difference: Todd chose to lift weights. His car had no choice.

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Increase Productivity: Do Nothing

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Over at the website Blogussion, a writer named “Alex” suggests we can increase productivity by doing nothing. How can working less result in more?
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Goodbye, January

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The first month of the new decade is over. Did you accomplish your goals? Is measuring success based on the calendar a good approach for success?
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