For those of us who remember, or whose parents told them, Doris Day played the ‘bubbly blonde’ of the 1950’s and 60’s and was the effervescent optimist in feel good movies. She also famously sang “Que Será, Será” in the Hitchcock film “The Man Who Knew Too Much“: Continue reading
Your most valuable business asset may not be the raw materials, cash reserves, or even the technology found within your company. It’s the knowledge of the people on your team. Yet a good number of executives overlook the value of this collective knowledge, commonly called Intellectual Capital. Continue reading
Transformation… I am hearing more and more talk about how companies are seeking to transform themselves, or that they are launching a transformation initiative. And as expected, there is the corresponding increase in transformation conferences, symposia, articles and books.
But what is “transformation”?
One definition for transformation is; “a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.”
“… thorough and dramatic…” Seems rather subjective. Continue reading
My personal insights on Asset Management
NOTE: This post will be a little different from my normal posts. Instead of discussing a specific topic, I will be covering my journey in understanding Asset Management and some key takeaways from the journey.
My Journey in Asset Management
I first heard about asset management when I came across PAS55, a Public Available Standard from the UK. I was trying to find some information on a cross-functional maintenance program. As I briefly read about it, I was intrigued and started to read about more asset management. It was exactly what I was looking for. Continue reading
Big data is a big term that can mean a lot of different things, depending on who you ask. Everyone thinks of something slightly different when they hear the phrase, and almost everyone is “right.”
With the amount of data swirling around the world wide web–which grows daily at a staggering rate–information about virtually anything can be gathered in massive volumes and then dissected and analyzed. Continue reading