// <![CDATA[ // <![CDATA[ // &lt;![CDATA[ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([&#39;_setAccount&#39;, &#39;UA-857684-6&#39;]); _gaq.push([&#39;_trackPageview&#39;]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(&#39;script&#39;); ga.type = &#39;text/javascript&#39;; ga.async = true; ga.src = (&#39;https:&#39; == document.location.protocol ? &#39;https://ssl&#39; : &#39;http://www&#39;) + &#39;.google-analytics.com/ga.js&#39;; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(&#39;script&#39;)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); // ]]&gt; // ]]> // ]]> Halliburton is being blamedContinue reading “BP Oil spill and cement quality – is it only a Halliburton contractor problem?”
Category Archives: Relationship Governance
Robo-signing foreclosure mess – applying auto assembly Taylor logic to services?
Fredrick Taylor famously did “time and motion” studies to improve productivity in the automobile industry. The American auto worker, pressured to produce more – did always honestly give a bolt the number of turns required. We seem to not understand how or if Taylor’s principles apply to the service economy. It now turns out thatContinue reading “Robo-signing foreclosure mess – applying auto assembly Taylor logic to services?”
Organizatinal change and innovation- understanding tribes in Afghanistan and thinning out
September, 2010 .Face it – innovation and change in organizations is really difficult but most business organizational change and innovation pale in comparison to what Gen Petraeus needs to deliver in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, we have thousands of years of poor governance compared to the benchmark of the observers’ governance standard of the time. ButContinue reading “Organizatinal change and innovation- understanding tribes in Afghanistan and thinning out”
For the CEO:Three differences between your “buy” side and “sell” side folks
The contrast between the buy side folks and the sell side folks of the same firm is truly fascinating. Here are three fun differences between the buy side (supply chain, procurement,purchasing ) folks and sell side (marketing and sales people) of the same firm. As a CEO try using what applies to your firm:
Why some companies like McDonald do a better job at product recall than Bayer,J&J and BP
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-857684-6']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A recent article in Fortune discusses how McDonald did a much better job of product recallContinue reading “Why some companies like McDonald do a better job at product recall than Bayer,J&J and BP”
Oil Leak- dealing with risk in alliances: BP,Halliburton,Transocean and now Cameron International
// // No prizes for guessing that BP,Halliburton and Transocean have worked together as alliance partners repeatedly over time and now Cameron International as the blowout preventer valve supplier is being blamed . And guess what- the leaking offshore oil well has the alliance in tatters, at least at the Senate hearing. There is aContinue reading “Oil Leak- dealing with risk in alliances: BP,Halliburton,Transocean and now Cameron International”
The SRM you receive depends on Risk-Value position- are you a bottleneck or leverage supplier?
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Restructuring for Innovation- exploiting and exploring capabilities and relationships
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} As the economy shows signs of revival CEO's are wondering how to restructure and reorganize around potential innovation and growth opportunities. A great way to do so isContinue reading “Restructuring for Innovation- exploiting and exploring capabilities and relationships”
Re-organizing R&D for innovation – latest trends in biotech and chemicals
// <![CDATA[ var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); // ]]> // <![CDATA[ try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} // ]]> Talking to people in chemical and biotech-pharma is painting a new picture of re-organizing the research work-force for invention andContinue reading “Re-organizing R&D for innovation – latest trends in biotech and chemicals”
Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} No sooner I found out that President Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize , I called my old friend from Vadodara,India – the longtime hometown andContinue reading “Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter”