A few months ago, I wrote an article, Its Just Focus. in which I basically noted that for 2 weeks early this year, my only focus was to lose weight, and I did it. Well, sometimes, it is easier said than done and knowing it sometimes does not always mean doing it . Which is sometimes I don’t have a very good opinion of people who read self improvement books or go to management seminars, and when presented with Read the rest of this entry »

I was recently talking to a customer who is concerned whether what he should do to improve his operations. He wants to get a software solution, but believes that his company does not have the culture or the people who were ready to improve or change the ways of the way their company does things.

He may have a point — introduction of new technology means you have to be willing to change the way you work, and that the organizational attitude should be right. If that is not there, then it won’t work, but I don’t agree that you should change the culture first. It rather begs the question which comes first - the chicken or the egg.

Technology is a catalyst to change a company’s way of working, and it might be better if you do it Read the rest of this entry »