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A Successful Company Needs Intrapreneurs
- January 31, 2018
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Management, Productivity
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A friend once told me he thought the people who were troublemakers were the ones who made the best entrepreneurs. They were the ones who got in trouble because when they saw problems, they found ways around them, or they challenged the authority figures, rather than toeing the line and accepting the status quo. These
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The World Shouldn’t Change for Millennials, They’re Going to Have to Change for It
- January 24, 2018
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Leadership, Management
Okay, I’m going to say something that’s going to upset 75.4 million people in this country: I don’t think the work world should change for Millennials, I think they’re going to have to change for it. Maybe I’m being a curmudgeon, and I’m sure there are many people who will tell me that the world
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How Do You Reduce Workers’ Idle Time?
- January 17, 2018
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Management, Measurement
I read recently that workers’ idle time is costing the U.S. economy over $100 billion per year. And there’s no one reason it’s happening — employees may goof off, they may take longer on breaks and lunch, a machine may break down, their managers may inefficiently assign work, or it just may be the nature
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How Much is Worker Idle Time Costing You?
- January 10, 2018
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Management, Measurement
I recently read in the Wall Street Journal that workers’ idle time — the time workers spend not being productive — is costing U.S. employers $100 billion per year. (This doesn’t include needless meetings, which I’d guess are costing another $100 billion, but that’s just me.) Some examples of idle time can include chatting around
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Make Smart Layoffs With Objective Measurement
- December 27, 2017
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Leadership, Management, Measurement
While I never had to make any layoffs in my career, I’ve seen them happen, and often without any real plan to help the company further. I can say that while I’ve never done a layoff in my own career, I have reduced the workforce to help it run at peak efficiency, like firing third
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How to Deal With a Naked Guy in Your Rafters
- March 22, 2017
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Management
I saw a lot of things in my days as president and COO of Robroy Industries. But never in my 21 years did I expect to see a naked man in the rafters. It seems the man, we’ll call him Randy, had been doing the same job every day for 25 years. He was an
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