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Critical Success Factors (CSF’s) are those things that must be controlled to make (keep) your business successful. They also have specific outcomes –set by you- to allow you to know whether you are achieving your target. They cannot, however be managed because they are not ‘activities’. To achieve a specific CSF, you must first, identify...
Held in Las Vegas NV – January 31 to February 2 2011 www.ahrexpo.com This annual event showcases the latest products and ideas focused upon services, solutions and systems related to heating, cooling, air handling and refrigeration in buildings, process plants and so forth. Sponsored by two organizations: 1. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air...
This may be the best way to attend the International Consumer Electronics Show ever. I attended virtually, in the comfort of my home office, with no $1,500 airfares, no Airport parking or check-in hassles, no $500/night hotel rip-offs, no waiting in long cab lines, no sore feet, on-the-go snacks, no gambling losses, and … get this…...
CES, hosted by the Consumer Electrical Association of America (represent some 2000 suppliers of consumer and other related products) was attended by some 140,000+ individuals including over 30,000 from countries other than the United States. It is the largest such event held in the World today. While historically it showcased consumer appliances, the introduction of...
WHEN MANAGERS HIRE CONSULTANTS TO HELP THEM… …improve their business, they often don’t identify exactly what they hope to achieve and then evaluate whether they got what expected. That is, they don’t demonstrate the value they’ve realized. Managers often think that measuring value is a complex task that takes too much time, effort and resources...
In the next 7 to 10 years, ‘electrical contractor’ will no longer be a suitable description of job tile for electricians. They will transition into ‘energy contractors ‘to support the fast-growing ‘green’ construction market. This is the coming renaissance in electrical contracting. There has been a revival of interest in the electrical trade as home...
December 9, 2013 What is Innovation? To innovate means literally to renew or change something. Innovation is about coming up with a better process, creating a new product, improving an existing one, opening a new market, finding a new source of supply or creating a better way to organize ourselves. Innovation may be technology-driven but...
October 14, 2014 October 2014, Canada and the United States resemble each other closely: to the global family, the two are close cousins, if not siblings, sharing political and economic ties as well as similar laws in many areas. However, quite apart from our distinct spelling traditions, the course of political, social, and economic history...
December 29, 2014 Technology continues to move forward and many of the new platforms and products have shown they can save energy. However, even with all the hype about Smart Connected Real Estate, the quick energy reductions gained through lighting fixture luminaire retrofits by swapping out fluorescents and incandescent bulbs in favour of LEDs’ –...
April 13, 2015 Some thoughts about what you should be thinking about when selecting one! Every startup needs a couple of advisors with deep experience and connections in your business domain or financial skills to complement your technical focus. Advisors need to be mentors, looking ahead and directing you on key actions to take or avoid. Unfortunately,...
