Monthly Archives: April 2009
Playing to Win
I see many sports organizations consistently, year after year, playing to win – as opposed to playing to not lose. They will make the extra effort to ensure they have the right players are in place, but much more than that they will ensure the management talent is in place. They will have extensive recruiting networks, deep management talent at all levels (both at the professional and feeder teams), and cultivate a culture of success throughout the organization. In short, they have made the conscious decision to “play to win.” Continue reading
E2.0 Fundamentals
Over the last few years I’ve been connecting dots, data points actually. These data points relate to innovation and the opportunity presented by Enterprise 2.0 (E2.0) technologies. While there is a tremendous amount of evidence from companies who have started navitgating down this road that these technologies, individually and collectively, provide great benefits and are seen as potentially game changing. With these new technologies companies are learning why and how to best make use of them within their organizations. Continue reading
The Problem With Ease of Use
Ease of use is something which is highly desired. Industries are built around it. Intellectual property laws allow entrepreneurs to innovate to make almost anything easier to do. In the 1980′s and 1990′s companies would spend a great deal of time and money on business process (re)engineering. The end goal was to have processes and systems which were easier to perform and easier to use. While it was recognized that this would be expensive, the elusive “ease of use / ease to perform” was thought to be well worth it when all was said and done. Continue reading
