This research paper really touched a nerve for me! The conclusion of the researchers is a sad commentary on what passes for leadership, but, unfortunately, based on my private observations and experiences from many years of business, it is unsurprising. Organizational or Principled dissent – the act of identifying, protesting, or driving change to ethically […]
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Category: Operational Leadership
When bad recruiters strike
I had to wait a while before I could write this blog post because I wanted to obscure the identities of the people involved, but I am just flabbergasted at the ineptitude of some highly-paid, blue-chip recruiting firms in recruiting C-Level executives. It just goes to show you, just like in the big consulting firms, […]
ERP Succesful Implementations – Two Tools
Over the last fifteen or so years I have consulted on, as an executive consultant, been directly responsible for, managed indirectly, or designed and architected the implementation of a number of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems from both an operational, as a COO, as well as a technology, as a CIO/CTO, view. I’ve been somewhat […]
So you want to DIY an ERP project….
Assessing the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) capabilities of a company being acquired has become a due diligence component of most Merger and Acquisition (M&A) or Private Equity (PE) transactions, and rightfully so. Having an outdated or poorly deployed ERP system is, and should be, a red flag and a discount factor for any transaction. A […]