17 April, 2013
by PeterBj
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What is competitiveness greatest enemy? Probably it is an organization that chooses to administrate what is instead of leading toward how it ought to be. The result of such behavior is predictable. You cannot improve your competitiveness by just doing the … Continue reading
12 March, 2013
by PeterBj
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In the corporate world you may find yourself facing an elephant in the middle of the office. Having an elephant in the office is a metaphor for living with a huge issue. And that’s true whether you’ve seen the elephant … Continue reading
22 November, 2012
by PeterBj
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Newton did not discover gravity simply by sitting under a tree when an apple fell on his head. He had since long time been preparing his mind for exactly this occasion. Everything worth doing, is worth doing poorly until you … Continue reading
8 October, 2012
by PeterBj
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Businesslike is a popular term. You may therefore think that its meaning is obvious. Not so. It rather seems that the term has become so overused (at least its Swedish equivalent) that its real meaning has been lost. The fundamental … Continue reading
21 August, 2012
by PeterBj
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Successful companies require managers that can lead with vision and good example. The ever changing business environment also calls for managers who can lead strategically, tactically and ethically. To do so, managers need to question their assumptions, step away from … Continue reading
12 June, 2012
by PeterBj
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Software developers are at risk of letting technology taking over their lives. You spend hours upon hours, days, weeks, months, even years working to solve a complex technical problem. Then, when it finally works: Euphoria! You come up for air, … Continue reading
29 February, 2012
by PeterBj
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One of the most common tools among people working with supply chain planning is the use of spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel. Oftentimes they find it much easier to work in this familiar format than using what’s offered in the … Continue reading
17 January, 2012
by PeterBj
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Many cultures (Mayan calendar) and prophets (Nostradamus doomsday) have predicted 2012 to be the end of the world. In my view they aren’t talking about the end of the world, but a change in the world as we know it. … Continue reading
10 December, 2011
by PeterBj
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In far too many companies IT has assumed user roles that actually belong to the business. Some managers have been uninterested, but more often it happened because line-of-business was not invited. If business process performance shall have a change to … Continue reading
8 November, 2011
by PeterBj
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Several of the received comments and conversations I have had about my last blog post has been about the original ERP definition. The purpose with this blog post is to cast some more light on this issue. Enterprise Resource Planning … Continue reading