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); })(); It seems that situated knowledge went missing at the iPhone4 development with a new manager forContinue reading “iPhone4 antenna problems missed by the lack of situated knowledge?”
Category Archives: Team Work
Behind every successful risk management is a routine- an example from BP supply chain risk
// <![CDATA[ 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); })(); // ]]> Repeated success in risk management is not by chance but because theContinue reading “Behind every successful risk management is a routine- an example from BP supply chain risk”
Middle Managers becoming extinct but “silo” managers are needed even in the recession
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); })(); Middle managers are those who manage junior managers but "silo" managers according to my definition manageContinue reading “Middle Managers becoming extinct but “silo” managers are needed even in the recession”
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”
Reducing cycle time from theory to practice- Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference
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) {} The Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference turned out to be wonderful.This was the first time that I was at a conference that had an equal mix of academicsContinue reading “Reducing cycle time from theory to practice- Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference”
Slow recovery or fast recovery? depends on tapping into global innovation
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) {} Robert Reich and Jeremy Siegel were on a radio talk show and each had a different take on how long the recovery will take. Reich felt that theContinue reading “Slow recovery or fast recovery? depends on tapping into global innovation”
The Checklist Manifesto and Business Processes
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) {} I recently finished reading "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande. According Gawande checklists greatly help in avoiding mistakes in surgery and in aircraft cockpits particularly where team workContinue reading “The Checklist Manifesto and Business Processes”
Focus,project culture and close to customer for new product success says McKinsey Study
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) {} A recent McKinsey study emphasizes that organizations that are successful at NPD (New Product Development) have three characteristics: Focus: They focus efforts and have clarity in goals andContinue reading “Focus,project culture and close to customer for new product success says McKinsey Study”
2010 trends for niche markets
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) {} 2009 was a really challenging year for businesses in the US and much of the world. However, we seem to have turned the corner at least on consumerContinue reading “2010 trends for niche markets”