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Unlike Corporate Boards, as found in Public or near Public Companies, advisory boards have no fiduciary responsibility. Times to meet and frequency are up to the needs and matters to be dealt with. What all boards share is this? a. They advise b. They evaluate c. They play devil’s advocate If you want to build...
Most of us probably think we know our customers pretty well. But do we? At a recent meeting that I attended, the President announced that their best client had taken their business to a competitor. The president explained that with our increased reliance on E-mails, faxes and computer to computer technology to do business, the...
The Intelligent Building is really all about the: 1. Ability to control functions such as heating, cooling, water ,sewage, life safety, communications, and other related activities from a central point 2. A means of getting real-time information about what is happening within the structure – especially as it applies to energy consumption and the overall health and location of the...
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...
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