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Bad Feelings About Results...
And What To Do About It!
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by Renaissance Performance (c) 2006
Ever miss a quarterly forecast but didn’t see it coming early enough to do something proactive about it? The fall isn’t fun. And after missing your target, it takes you time to figure out the root causes for why you missed it in the first place. And once understood, you have no insurance it won’t happen again next quarter. That’s every business’ nightmare.
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Book Review: Blue Ocean Strategy
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591396190/ref...
by W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
We don't make money plugging books but this is the latest "must read" in the field of innovation. We recommend it highly. Like many strategy books, you read it and say to yourself "Duh! I could have thought that up!" But, when you try to then put it into practice, you find how subtle and complex the subject really is...
Both Chen and Mauborgne teach at INSEAD, the European MBA program that pretty much leads the field. But if you want to read more, see the "Publisher's Weekly" blurb below.
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Think Like a Customer
How IT Can Do Better!
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by Renaissance Performance (c) 2006
We are all sick of hearing about the customer and their absolute and certain center in the universe. But it is true. And most information technology (IT) people forget it routinely. Although we know we should be constantly focused on them, we often forget to on a daily basis. Remember, there are two types of customers, 1.) the actual business customer who is buying something from your organization and, 2.) the internal customer who is being served by another part of the organization to receive your services and products. In reality, they are all part of the same value network.
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Great Pasta Bolognese Ragu
The Secret is the Veal!
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by Renaissance Performance (c) 2006
Every issue of this newsletter has something in it having to do with either the Renaissance or Italy. Most of the time, we offer great Italian food tips. This issue contains a classic receipe for a timeless classic: Spaghetti Bolognese!
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