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Consistency is the Key to Greatness!
We know that consistency is the key to greatness. For instance: Consistently eating quality food is a key to excellent health. Consistently lifting weights makes us strong. Consistently working hard brings success. The same principle applies to Business improvement....
Breaking Free from Manual Information Processes in Organisations!
Why are organisations stuck with manual information processing? Why do employees copy and paste information into multiple spreadsheets, manipulate data, and handwrite forms? Even if the company has Business systems, why do employees not fully utilise them? Instead,...
The Good Old Power of Long-term Planning!
Life is not simple! The opportunity ahead of us could be a pitfall. The major source of our pain can be transformative endeavour. For example, if a new opportunity pays me more but takes me away from my core strengths, it could be a pitfall. Similarly, my constant...
Business Systems Are Always A Mess!
I haven’t come across many organisations with fully functional Business Systems. For the majority of organisations, the Business systems are always a mess! For example, organisations suffer from underutilisation of the Business systems. The Business systems do not...
Why We Suffer From Convoluted Systems?
In business, we use many different types of software. Each piece of software has a specific purpose. There are often common capabilities among enterprise software. For example, we can record timesheets in the ERP and HR systems. Similarly, we can manage documentation...
Why is it Too Hard to Fight Against the Status quo?
Digital Transformation initiatives are challenging. We often find it too hard to fight against the Status quo. In the transformation game, various players play to win over the Status quo. However, the current state of the business often gives adamant resistance to the...
The game of Digital Transformation is against the Status Quo!
To win in the digital transformation game, we must know the different sets of players and understand whom we are playing against. In the digital transformation initiatives, the following are the key players: Leadership team Customer Project Team (Subject Matter...
Symptoms Keep us so Busy!
Symptoms keep us so busy that we never get to the root cause. Organisations invest time and effort in assessing various problems. However, what they consider problems are generally symptoms of the problem. It is typical of organisations to continue investigating...
How to Handle Frustrating Changing Requirement?
In the software world, we have a common problem with changing requirements. For example, as a customer (Product owner/Subject Matter expert), I state a requirement to develop a customer feedback feature. After I reviewed the feature, I changed my mind and asked to...
When Side Effects Outweigh the Primary Impact!
Sometimes, the side effects outweigh the primary impact. The problem is that we cannot see this phenomenon due to our various biases. But once we can see it, we cannot miss it! For example, the benefit of sending an employee on a training course is not just that she...
There Must be a Good Reason for Humans to Work Hard!
Why some businesses are so efficient, and others suffer from low productivity? It is a difficult question to answer, as there can be various reasons. However, the productivity of any business is directly proportional to 'what is at stake?' Is it the executive's job,...
Value My Time!
The problem is that I do not value my time enough. I am selling it too short. Sometimes, in meetings where I should not be. Other times, I feel stuck making perfect decisions while scrolling through YouTube and Netflix. Charging customers by the hour. Accepting work...
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