Let’s take a look on the inside today and evaluate how well we are playing the game we are in. What I mean by this is that we need to look into the puzzle pieces of our company to make sure everything is still working the way it was intended. Seth Godin talked about “Changing…
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How We Became Integrated Strategies
8 years ago our company began as a Project Management firm that helped companies manage their construction, renovation and relocation projects. Since then project management work has still been the one constant in the company. Project Management firms are a great case study in the current economy and the life cycle of service industry companies….
Integrated Strategies – What We Do
I’ve received a couple of comments recently that say the topics are a little too broad to develop a targeted audience. There is a reason for that. Remember that this is a company blog (still very young in terms of number of articles) and the goal is to try and cover as much of what…
Understanding the Long Tail
In sticking with the internet theme of the past two days, I want to introduce people to the fairly recent concept of the “Long Tail.” First pointed out on Wired.com by Chris Anderson, the long-tail concept has to do with the cost of search. The Pareto Principle says that, generally speaking, 20% of the products…
Advanced Web 2.0
Yesterday I discussed how to set yourself up to take advantage of blogs and their content. Today we’ll shift gears just a little bit and discuss some of the other tools out there for finding the information you need. There are sites out there in the world that have a mission of finding the popular…
How to Make Blogs Work for You
Only 14% of small to medium sized businesses believe that blogs will be important over the next five years. Web 2.0 as a term is filled with mystery to many business owners and operators. It is one of those things that Google and college kids do, not something that they need for their business. Blogs,…
Finding the Right Talent
I’ve written before on setting up your org chart to enable your business to succeed. There is another aspect to that though that is sometimes overlooked- the right people need to fill the positions that you created. Forbes.com has written a great article called “The War for Talent.” Beyond the issue that the war isn’t…
Power of Intellectual Capital
As a consulting company, the value that we provide our customers is the gathered intellectual knowledge we have in our company. The solutions that we are able to bring to the table are developed based on the tools our employees have picked up and developed over the years. Sometimes we come up with a truly…
Distribution Design Mistakes to Avoid
Distribution Centers (DCs) are some of the most important aspects of any supply chain. An effective distribution center can be the difference between losing money and making money. As we’ve discussed previously, Supply Chain health can often be overlooked. Without putting the correct processes in place the supply chain won’t function correctly even if every…
Decision Windows
You have a decision to make and there are a lot of variables that come into play. Scenarios keep running through your head showing the outcomes of the various options you are still weighing. Days pass as you agonize before finally making the call. Implementation plans are put together, conference calls are held to discuss…