Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Now, it's time for Economies of Scale and how that ties into resource efficiency thinking. See the Wikipedia article.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Being a consultant is no easy feat, and almost every successful consultant is characterised by competent mastery of the following 5 key skills — problem solving, leadership, data and quantitative skills, teamwork, and communication.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 12, 2024

Time is a valuable resource and each meeting should contribute to the overall project goals. Keeping participant numbers limited to those who are essential to the discussion is crucial for efficiency. Set Clear Objectives The foundation of a productive meeting lies in setting clear goals and having a well-thought-out agenda.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The musical chairs game focuses on resource efficiency. It disregards flow efficiency , management experience, and how the best managers support their teams. See Leadership Tip #7: Be Wary of Spending Time on Non-Promotable Tasks.) The remaining people continue to play until just one person remains. I certainly noticed.)

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Preparing organizations to handle change both efficiently and sustainably requires a systematic approach. Is your organization ready for it?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Because of AI’s ability to learn from vast amounts of data and maximize efficiency, companies have predicted that humans working with it will be able to free up their time and expand their creative efforts, thereby driving greater innovation.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 31, 2023

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These plans encompass actionable steps, clear milestones, and a timeline for implementing solutions, ensuring that the company’s resources are effectively allocated and that the solutions are integrated seamlessly into the existing business framework.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Not everyone has the same access to resources, reliable internet connections, or conducive home environments.

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Girard Training Solutions

MARCH 4, 2024

While AI in management offers many advantages, with its access to unlimited information, superior processing power, and rapid learning capabilities, one question lingers: Will AI eventually outperform human ability in leadership? A recent survey by Harvard Business Review confirmed that humans still prefer being led by other humans.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These professionals bring a wealth of industry knowledge, innovative solutions, and a fresh perspective that facilitate enhanced operational efficiency, optimized strategies, and a competitive edge in the market.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They help companies optimize their financial resources and ensure a healthy bottom line. Operational Efficiency Streamlining operations is key to reducing costs and improving efficiency. Human Resources and Talent Management Managing talent effectively is crucial for growth.

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 13, 2022

“The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained.” In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website. Over 130 micro-learning and career advancement resources at your fingertips!

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Operational Efficiency Process Optimization: Business consultants analyze existing processes and workflows, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies. They then propose streamlined and more efficient procedures to enhance productivity and reduce costs. This results in cost savings and improved resource utilization.

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PM Alliance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Accomplishing everything within a fixed window of time can stretch a project team’s capabilities—and its resources—to the limit. This can create challenges around resource scheduling since transitioning from one task to another is likely to be more time-sensitive than usual.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 28, 2023

Encourage managers and leaders to prioritize learning, provide resources for skill development, and recognize and reward employees who actively pursue learning initiatives. Additionally, companies can support employees’ pursuit of external learning resources, such as industry certifications or specialized training programs.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Operational Efficiency and Process Optimization Identifying operational inefficiencies and implementing process optimization strategies are key to streamlining business operations and maximizing productivity. Market Expansion and Growth Strategies Achieving business goals often involves market expansion and growth initiatives.

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Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

At the same time, the talent component shouldn’t be left aside: data alone cannot lead companies to success without human expertise to use in an efficient way. . Apart from leveraging data for more efficient decision making, what other characteristics are peculiar to data-driven organizations? Real-time data processing and delivery.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This includes project plans, portfolios, programs, and the resource pool. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes. User training and adoption. Evaluation and decision-making. Documentation of the results obtained.

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Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A&D organizations mostly run large long-term projects with a lot of moving parts and globally distributed resources, which requires particular efforts to complete these projects successfully and achieve desired business outcomes. In the aerospace and defense industry, it’s intensified by the specificity and complexity of the domain.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As time passes, reduced resource performance will be reflected on the project level, too. When there are multiple projects in the environment, tracking resource performance becomes even more essential – due to resource dependency, one resource bottleneck will become an obstacle for efficient work of the whole environment. .

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Try to eat, sleep, and so on at the same times every day in order for the body to function at its optimum efficiency. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website. Over 130 micro-learning and career advancement resources at your fingertips! The body loves routine.

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While the complexity of construction projects is increasing, digitalization provides construction companies with a number of benefits: high efficiency of processes, precise project planning and visualization, real-time cooperation, new market opportunities, reduced risks, more effective decision-making, optimized construction costs, etc. [5;

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

In a nutshell, AI automates repetitive tasks and makes predictions thereby increasing efficiency, streamlining the workflow, and improving decision-making. Project managers can utilize the power of AI by leveraging project/resource management tools where the technology is incorporated.

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PM Alliance

JULY 14, 2023

But if you’re looking for more sophisticated and flexible ways to manage your project’s financial resources, consider how data can help make any approach more effective. Timely data can give your team an edge on controlling costs by ensuring that resources are used efficiently. What’s the latest insight into best practices?

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

When managing a project, it’s vitally important to regularly monitor its state: whether or not it has deviated from the approved schedule and budget; how much work has been completed and how much is left; how efficiently your resources are utilized, etc. What are these metrics, what are they used for, and how to calculate them?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You've probably experienced this to some extent before, and maybe now you're in a leadership position. This culture emphasizes efficient, reliable, and cost-effective performance. Leadership style and how leadership competencies align to culture. Different cultures have different needs for leadership competencies.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The highly customized leadership action learning program was for senior executives and focused on enhancing the skills and confidence to build cross functional commitment, role model and reinforce the desired workplace culture , and translate functional strategies into effective actions and measurable results.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Features like project accounting, resource management, time and expense tracking, subscription management, Jira and DevOps integration, scheduling, and Microsoft 365 Outlook calendar integration have made it a must-have for companies that rely on billable resources and complex projects.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Flow efficiency at all levels. ” Manage for Effectiveness: Recognize that we decide what to do before how to do it or how to make “resources” more effective. Deciding what not to do is often more effective than trying to be efficient. I'm rewriting/reorganizing the Lead an Innovative Organization book.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here are the parts I found especially compelling from the manual and the proven leadership countermeasures you can deploy. Here are the three motivation tactics identified in the manual and the leadership countermeasures you can successfully deploy. As stated bluntly in the manual, "purposeful stupidity is contrary to human nature."

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The delay in hiring may provide the perception of a lack of decisive leadership or a sign that the organization does not innovate with forward-thinking, which can affect your brand as an employer, steward to the community, and provider of goods or services. On the shoulders of giants: A meta-review of strategic human resource management.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Supply Chain and Logistics Management: Efficient supply chain and logistics management are critical for delivering seamless customer experiences and timely order fulfillment. Consultants accelerate results especially through digital marketing and promotions.

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 1, 2021

A leading health services organization identified leadership development as one of its biggest challenges. The organization had grown quickly through acquisitions which placed leaders in positions larger and broader than their leadership training and experience equipped them for. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

You don't want to reinforce resource efficiency, even though you rewarded the person for that all along. Instead, you want to reinforce flow efficiency. Discuss why you want flow efficiency and overall lower cycle time. If they do, remind them that you want the team to work in flow efficiency. I'll be honest.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 13, 2018

I wrote a piece about this in Resource Efficiency vs. Flow Efficiency, Part 4: Defining Accountability. I’ve seen those controlling organizations: Divorce leadership from management. Those are some of the beliefs behind resource efficiency management. Flow efficiency works for knowledge work.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

Consultants are focused on enhancing leadership AND organizational capacity. On the other hand, coaches are focused on the leaders themselves and helping them improve their personal and leadership effectiveness. As Parker Palmer explains, " The soul is like a wild animal – tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, self-sufficient.

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