Saturday, July 31, 2010

There is 1 boss. The customer. ...can fire everybody in the company from chairman down, simply by spending money somewhere else. Sam Walton

Friday, July 30, 2010

�The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." William Ward

Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Humanity may endure loss of everything.... w/o infringing its true dignity- all but the possibility of improvement. Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. Peter Drucker

Monday, July 26, 2010

My latest updates are @ http://bit.ly/9hq5Xa
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers. Edgar R. Fiedler

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Before you plan, you need to monitor. Know what has happened - it turns out facts are a great basis for plans! http://ping.fm/jHJuu

Friday, July 23, 2010

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Max de Pree

Thursday, July 22, 2010

"Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can." Paul Tournier

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

"It�s truly an impressive feat for Expedia ...we�re developing a Culture of Performance & it�s a real differentiator." http://ping.fm/zo6rQ

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Video: Highlights of the Balanced Scorecard Forum 2010 in Dubai. Interviews w/ Kaplan, Norton & I http://bit.ly/cTYpkT

Monday, July 19, 2010

"If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been." Robert H. Schuller

Sunday, July 18, 2010

"The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them." Benjamin Jowett

Saturday, July 17, 2010

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." - Stephen Covey

Friday, July 16, 2010

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. - Peter Drucker

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Video: Interviewed by Business Finance Magazine http://bit.ly/9okWwt

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. - Scott Adams

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Learn how to create a �brand for truth� inside your organization, like Expedia and Siemens http://ping.fm/ExIkX

Monday, July 12, 2010

If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business. - B. C. Forbes
My latest updates are @ http://bit.ly/9hq5Xa

Sunday, July 11, 2010

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Radio interview: Business Execution Radio discussing how to enable a culture of intelligent execution http://bit.ly/arGanP

Friday, July 9, 2010

�The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place.� � Friedrich Nietzsche

Thursday, July 8, 2010

�Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.� � Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The most valuable assets of a 21st century institution... will be its knowledge workers and their productivity. � Peter Drucker

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Companies need context for their metrics outside org so they not only perform well, but better than the competition http://ping.fm/YBX0v

Monday, July 5, 2010

"Decision-Based Evidence Making" What is the role of evidence - to make, inform, or support decisions? http://bit.ly/bCQVLE
Check out the DVD from our presentation @ Stanford Executive Briefing: �How to Drive Business Performance� http://bit.ly/9MLtOw

Saturday, July 3, 2010

There are three types of decisions that drive business performance: strategic, tactical, and operational http://ping.fm/vwqq7

Friday, July 2, 2010

Understand the types of decisions that are made across organizations... since decisions ARE the act of execution. http://ping.fm/WqZV2

Thursday, July 1, 2010