No, I’m not touting leadership blasphemy! Let me start this off by explaining with how my sometimes seemingly counter- culture philosophy came about. I’ll justify from the start! I first heard the concept “you must treat your employees as customers” when I was attending a public board meeting in the early 1990’s. A fellow board-member and businessperson explained over lunch how the key to her success was that she treated her employees as customers. I…
"Do NOT Treat Your Employees As Customers"Author: Aly Chiman
Aly Chiman
Everyone Knows It’s About Winning “A good friend of mine used to say, ‘This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.’ Think about that for awhile.” Bull Durham “Most of what I know about leadership and management I learned from playing baseball.” I said this to a very good friend of mine, Brian, when we were…
"Customized Work Environments : Let's Play Baseball"Everyone Knows It’s About Winning “A good friend of mine used to say, ‘This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.’ Think about that for awhile.” Bull Durham “Most of what I know about leadership and management I learned from playing baseball.” I said this to a very good friend of mine, Brian, when we were…
"Customized Work Environments : Let’s Play Baseball"
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Frugal Innovation, an Indian Approach of Capitalism
“The frugal innovation” is synonymous with quality products and services, accessible to all. Sam Pitroda, an ardent advocate of this approach, wants to make innovation the driving force of growth. “The emergence of India will change the destiny of the world,” says the father of the telecom revolution in India. Serial entrepreneur, visionary and now an adviser to Indian Prime Minister innovations, Sam Pitroda implements a decidedly Indian capitalism: innovation called “frugal” or Jugaad in…
"Frugal Innovation, an Indian Approach of Capitalism"Municipal water systems throughout the world face a host of financial challenges. Unfortunately financial management tools for water utilities lag behind other sectors, leaving utilities highly vulnerable to weak financial performance and market changes. The consequences for not meeting financial challenges are serious. Companies see severe anger over rate hikes, layoffs, lawsuits and failing infrastructure such as burst pipes. A company called Valor Water Analytics hopes to equip water utilities with customer sales metrics and analytics to strengthen…
"Water Utility Analytics"