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Archives for July, 2009


Do You Really Need Technology to Improve Processes?

by Jim Sinur  |  July 7, 2009  |  5 Comments

There is the age old argument around technology and history. Does technology drive history? Those who purport this approach would say that railroads enabled America to expand, cars enabled a freedom that matches democracy, that air travel shrunk the world and enabled multinational business and the Internet created the purest form of competition. Those who [...]

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Red, White and Hoping for a Boom

by Jim Sinur  |  July 2, 2009  |  Comments Off

Here we are in the middle of this economic adventure and it’s time to celebrate our independence from the Brits. I never understood why we did this because they are so cool and have great beer. I guess it was independence and taxes. Never mind. I think it is time to take stock in what [...]

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Why Isn’t Strategy a Bad Word in Down Times?

by Jim Sinur  |  July 1, 2009  |  3 Comments

There is an interesting trend that I have detected in my recent inquiries. In the beginning of the downturn, my clients were looking for coping mechanisms only, but something is different in this down turn. I am old enough to remember the pain of the 70s down turn and it was purely sticking to basics [...]

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