by Mark P. McDonald | July 18, 2012 | 3 Comments
Here is a prior post that generated significant comments to enjoy during the summer hiatus. I may get in trouble for this but here are some personal observations about management going on in companies. This is all personal observation. Stress brings out the best and worst of people and organizations enabling you to see either the [...]
Category: Leadership Management Signs of weak management Tags: Management, stupid management tricks
by Mark P. McDonald | March 3, 2012 | Submit a Comment
If information is power, then information is more equal than others. It can be difficult to separate the strong from the weak, particularly in todays modern media world where everyone is an expert and every media outlook is looking for a talking head. What follows are some examples of concepts, responses and way of thinking [...]
Category: Leadership Management Personal Observation Signs of weak management Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation, Signs of weak management, Strategy, stupid management tricks
by Mark P. McDonald | November 10, 2009 | 4 Comments
Process means different things to different people. For some it is a four-letter word. Something to be avoided. Something that is bad. Every organization is taking a fresh look at their processes as they look for new ways to raise performance. This is transitioning views on process, its importance and its role in companies that [...]
Category: Economy Leadership Lean Thinking Signs of weak management Tags: Business Leadership, Business Management, Business Strategy, CFO, stupid management tricks
by Mark P. McDonald | September 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
In tight times executives look to cut cost by reducing waste and abuse while focusing on what really matters. This makes sense, particularly as an economy shifts from growth or stability into recession. Waste delivers a one-time benefit. You do not reallocate the waste into a ‘waste bank’ for future savings. Relying on waste as [...]
Category: Economy Leadership Signs of weak management Tags: Business Management, Management, stupid management tricks
by Mark P. McDonald | July 17, 2009 | 18 Comments
I may get in trouble for this but here are some personal observations about management going on in companies. This is all personal observation. Stress brings out the best and worst of people and organizations enabling you to see either the cracks beneath the veneer or a core strength. The strength of your management team is [...]
Category: Personal Observation Signs of weak management Strategy Tags: Business Management, Management, personal musing, Personal Observation, stupid management tricks
by Mark P. McDonald | July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments
Measuring the relationship between IT expenditure and business activity is a challenging subject. While measuring IT as a percent of revenue is a popular comparative benchmark, it is a measure that can provide a misleading indicator, particularly when it is considered in isolation. IT as a percent of revenues is a ratio and therefore subject [...]
Category: 2010 budgets CFO Tags: 2010 planning, IT Finance, IT Leadership, Metrics, stupid management tricks
