by Chris Reich | May 30, 2010 | Business
Rant #1 Team Building Does Not WorkI think we need to teach “teams” to get out of the way of talented individuals. Numerous examples. Take the BP spill. They don’t need a team or a village, they need people with talent to solve the problem, then they...
by Chris Reich | Apr 21, 2010 | Business
Employees often complain about their company’s tight inventory. Managers complain about tight inventory budgets. Buyers complain about not getting approval to buy sufficient quantity of a given item to get a 10% discount.So what’s the benefit of a tight...
by Chris Reich | Feb 15, 2010 | Business
One of the biggest problems with many American companies is the loss of nimbleness. Corporations are so weighted by forecasts and metrics they no longer can react with agility. I believe too many business decisions are based on looking through the rear-view...
by Chris Reich | Dec 30, 2009 | Business
When everything goes as planned, we learn little. In fact, each success causes a little loss of hearing and sight. The spotlights blind, the applause deafens. Failure, on the other hand, should heighten the senses. If we’re smart.When something goes wrong,...
by Chris Reich | Nov 4, 2009 | Business
I posted this on BizPhyZ.com but wanted my readers here to see it….Murphy’s Law: Anything that CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong.Let’s talk about this. Most people take Murphy’s Law too lightly. They see it as a sort of humorous expression about...
