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June 24, 2015June 20, 2015

News You Can Use: 6/24/2015

Clear Storytelling Boosts Value of Analytics (the boss shared this one, in case you didn’t read it last week).

Those credentials do not, however, make them great storytellers. Ms. Peele noticed several years ago that the team was making great progress at creating new knowledge from data and analytics, but wasn’t having the impact on organizational initiatives and policies that she had hoped. “We were just flinging out the insights so fast that people just couldn’t consume them,” she noted. “And when you have a statistician write a report, it may not be fit for consumption by C-suite executives.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/06/17/better-analytical-storytelling-by-people-and-machines/
MailChimp’s Founder on How to Get Your Business from ‘Startup to Grown Up’

As it grows, your business will go through several stages and each stage requires a different kind of leader. When you feel like you’ve mastered the stage you’re in and can finally feel comfortable with yourself and proud of your capabilities, you’re already falling behind. Time to move to the next stage!

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247535?ctp=BizDev&src=Syndication&msc=Feedly
10 Reasons You Should Absolutely Not Work This Weekend

3. Your business doesn’t love you: Even if you’re the owner, there may come a day when you’re unceremoniously kicked to the curb. If you’re not the owner, you can be laid off at any time. Don’t fool yourself into thinking your company will always be there for you. They won’t be.

http://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/10-reasons-you-should-absolutely-not-work-this-weekend.html
What Companies Can Learn From ‘Game of Thrones’ When Hiring Their Next Chief Information Officer

Spendthrift IT (House Lannister) As the richest house in Westeros, the Lannisters “always pay their debts.” They can afford to, as they literally sit on top of a gold mine. They have been known to buy friends from among their enemies and fund armies of mercenaries with Lannister gold. Similarly, Lannister CIOs will choose to spend their way out of their problems and would never hesitate to outsource. The only problem for a Lannister CIO – and the Lannisters – is what happens when the money runs out?

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247456?ctp=BizDev&src=Syndication&msc=Feedly
Why Calling Out Someone in Your Group Can Strengthen It

The most powerful thing we can do to earn respect from those around us, though, is to call out one of our own when he crosses the line. “People like us, we don’t do things like that.” This is when real change starts to happen, and when others start to believe that we really care about something more than scoring points.

http://lifehacker.com/why-calling-out-insiders-in-your-group-can-strengthen-i-1712501969

April 15, 2015January 30, 2016

The Supply Chain: 4/15/2015

Demand growing for supply chain execs:

A new study from researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich—the first empirical attempt to document the presence and impact of supply chain managers on large U.S. firms—shows a long-term, gradual increase in the number of chief executives responsible for supply chain management, even though most firms have cut down on the size of their top management team. That’s great news for supply chain jockeys and their advocates. But the study also contains a bit of not-so-great news. It turns out that firms that have a chief supply chain officer (CSCO) post lower operating profit margins than those without one.

http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Demand-Growing-for-Supply-Chain-Execs?gko=97bcd
B2B integration and the supply chain:

When it comes to supply chain management, the research indicates that 51 percent of high tech companies can process an invoice in under on hour, and 84 precent of CPG companies have an average customer delivery time of less than seven days. That same research indicates that 97 percent of CPG companies have an average time to market in less than 120 days.

http://www.pymnts.com/news/2015/b2b-integration-and-the-supply-chain/
Supply Chain Innovation Unloads Elevated Demand For MBA Talent

Traditional supply chains will radically change over the next five to 10 years as a result of new technologies. Companies surveyed by Deloitte and MHI expect to invest heavily in new supply chain tech in the next two years, with the top 17% spending over $10 million.

http://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-careers/3202/mba-jobs-supply-chain-innovation

January 30, 2015January 25, 2015

Productivity Bulletin: 1/30/2015

Photo: Sean MacEntee, Flickr

The future organization:

http://www.thefutureorganization.com/14-principles-future-organization/
Stop being nice (be honest):

A recent study in the Journal of Personality found that nice people are more likely to follow orders given to them by an authority figure, even if those orders will directly hurt someone else. In the study, researchers found that people who cared more about being agreeable and nice were more likely to follow orders to administer an electric shock that would harm an innocent person (the innocent person being an actor, unknown to the participants).

http://blog.pickcrew.com/stop-caring-nice/
Busy is not the same as productive:
http://www.inc.com/kory-kogon/why-busy-is-not-the-same-as-productive.html
The decline of the “sales person”

The traditional sales role is endangered. Today’s buyers have access to endless information and peer feedback like never before. New data on B2B sales shows that 60% of a typical purchase decision is made before talking to suppliers and up to 90% of the buying cycle is done before buyers speak with sales reps.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ceo-never-hire-another-salesperson-brian-de-haaff
Rethinking cloud SLAs
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/24/as-cloud-arrives-on-main-street-we-need-a-new-set-of-metrics-for-cloud-slas/

December 19, 2014December 13, 2014

Productivity Bulletin: 12/19/2014

Photo: Sean MacEntee, Flickr

How millennial stack up to the generations before them:

But the financial outlook is also bleaker than their 1980s counterparts: The are much more likely to live with a parent, be unemployed (though they are more likely to have a postsecondary degree), and have lower salaries than any of the previously surveyed generations.

http://io9.com/how-millennials-stack-up-to-the-generations-before-them-1666809424
Staying motivated when you are the boss:
1. Read Daily (read books that inspire you)
2. Write down your goals frequently
3. Work On One Task Related to Your “Big Goal” Daily
4. Create a bucket lists of tasks (not a task list, but stuff you need to get to eventually)
5. The 5 minute rule (find something you can knock out in 5 minutes to make you feed accomplished)
6. Work in intervals (no more than 90 minute blocks)http://theselfemployed.com/office/6-ways-to-stay-motivated-when-youre-the-boss/
Multiply your time today to get done tomorrow:

You multiply your time by giving yourself the emotional permission to spend time on things today that create more time tomorrow.You don’t just think, “what are the most important things I have to get done today or this week?” Instead, you ask the question, “what are the things that I could do today that would free up more time tomorrow?”

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240829
Going on an information diet (yeah I get the irony here)
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-craft-an-information-diet-that-actually-works-1669958197
Important tasks at work: Take notes (Vince!)
https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-most-important-thing-youre-not-doing-at-work-and-how-to-get-started
Building better one-on-one sessions:
https://popforms.com/30-minutes-one-on-one/Sample questions:
When was the last time you felt really challenged at work?
Who is your favorite coworker and why?
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Tell me about your greatest accomplishment while working here.
Is there anything you need in order to perform your job better?
What parts of the business would you like to be more involved in or learn about?
What’s the most fun you’ve had while working here?
Common Mistakes that can derail any negotiation:
1. Too many options
2. Falling for the bluff
3. Playing games and bluffing yourself
4. Dwelling on sunk costs and spent timehttp://lifehacker.com/four-common-mistakes-that-can-derail-any-negotiation-1668899157

November 14, 2014November 10, 2014

Productivity Bulletin: 11/14/2014

Photo: Sean MacEntee, Flickr

Managing talent in the age of networking:

In the networked age, the old employment model, in which employers offered lifelong employment in exchange for loyal service, is no longer affordable or desirable. Instead, companies need to foster a new kind of long-term dynamic loyalty — an alliance: a mutually beneficial deal, with explicit terms, between independent players (company and employee).

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/09/managing-talent-in-a-networked-age/
Why Silicon Valley Works:

One of the biggest misconceptions about us is that you need to have pre-existing connections to get value from the network. Remarkably, you don’t. Silicon Valley is a community of outsiders that have come together. If you build something good, people will help you. It’s standard practice to ask people you’ve just met for help – and as long as you aren’t annoying about it, they usually don’t mind.

http://blog.samaltman.com/why-silicon-valley-works
The MBA bubble in Silicon Valley is bursting:

That’s according to newly released employment data from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, which is a particular bellwether of the state of startups given the school’s proximity to Silicon Valley. About 24% of MBA graduates in the class of 2014 headed to tech jobs, down from 32% in 2013 and equal with the proportion back in 2012. Of course, those profiteering graduates are returning right back to where they belong in finance and consumer products, which each saw notable upticks in employment.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/09/the-mbas-are-fleeing-should-sf-be-worried/
Sanford University Employment Report:
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Stanford%20GSB%20Employment%20Report%202013-14.pdf
Improving your work life balance:

1. Be calm under pressure
2. Learn to manage your email
3. Boost your confidence
4. Work fewer hours
5. Get people to listen
6. Take more control of your life

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/ways-to-be-happier-at-work??src=rss