Funny how this happens in life. Parents, teachers and family friends dedicate their life to preparing you how to be successful, but sometime after college that education stops.
Which is why there was so much pandemonium in the Great Recession: people didn’t know how to find jobs, where to look or how to interview in a bad economy. The trend continues today. Continue reading
Among the classic tools for business and situation analysis, the SWOT work up is always a favorite. But have we ever considered leveraging the analysis process and outcome to beef up our risk analysis and help us identify more project or operational risks (and their counterweight – opportunities)? With some simple, practical applications, I believe we can do just that and bring additional value to our work. Continue reading
When a retailer asks for your zip code, phone number or email address, they could really be using this data to put you on a mailing list that you didn’t sign up for. Unless you want to be on their mailing list, just say no. For more info see:
Just say no, when a retailer asks for your zip code.
ISO 9001 (2015) Committee Draft (CD) came out a few months ago. For giggles, I decided to take a look at it because I heard that it had risk in it. I was really surprised!
My thinking ran the gamut. It was a revelation. It was scary. It was an opportunity (OK multiple opportunities). Continue reading
By now most people are aware that ISO 9001 is in the process of being revised, with a planned release date of some time in 2015. Reactions from users range from mild curiosity to excitement to extreme trepidation. Continue reading