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Tag archive for measure
Apr232013
While watching the news leaves me more and more perplex about how much, when that happens, partisans of opposite ideas, political, social, cultural or economic, get to listen to what “the others” have to say, and why, it sometimes seems fairly similar to what a…
Mar062012
The clock is ticking, and seems to go faster sometimes until I realise that it is just an illusion, that I am letting some external circumstances get the best of me. Pointless: it is “just” stress. Some say it is hormonal, and I tend to…
Oct252011
For the longest time, I have fought and spent time on the manner and the “how” I get a project delivered, thinking details make the difference, mark people’s minds, and sometimes memories. I heard both bruxist (or teeth-clenching) and supportive remarks while at it, from…
Oct182011
Marketers are investing more and more into social media, and so are companies. Good for them, I am sure it makes sense in their budget. So much that the not-so-honest ones get the best of lambda-consumers with multiple scams. Maybe it is related: paper flyers used to…
Aug302011
Here I am, waiting for my flight to Denver, CO, to attend a conference on a topic I am highly unfamiliar with: hence my going, in the quest of understanding more about the industry’s regulations my new client is tied to. Yes, this is a…
Jul262011
Going fast is essential. What about faster? Even better! Time is money, some say. Quantifying, timing, measuring and sticking to a deadline are crucial. True: for machines. Sure, it is fun to know a shortcut to get to a destination quicker, on the computer, on the…
May032011
This topic seems to be a recurrent one in the world of procurement (sourcing or purchasing too). When I first started testing the procurement waters, it was straight forward: “just get the products/services we need”. That was easy, most of the time: negotiations were happening…
Apr052011
That is what I thought when one of my clients decided to go with a supplier he knew, over a newbie with his aggressive pricing proposal. Not that I was shocked, as my client wanted to ensure the selected supplier was actually going to make…
Mar082011
Welcome to the XXIst. century, where almost everything needs to be measured, counted for and tracked, as meticulously as possible. Did Abraham Maslow do our era a favour? What he defined as fundamental in life moved to the business section, and Time has fallen into one of the…