The average person can speak at the rate of 160 to 200 words per minute. The average mind is capable of processing at least four or five times as many words in that same period of time. What significance does this have when it comes to listening? Plenty!! It means that our thinking can get […]
Entries from August 2009
You Want to Listen Effectively? Here’s What It’s Going to Take
August 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on You Want to Listen Effectively? Here’s What It’s Going to Take · Uncategorized
Tags:Conscious Activity·Effective Communications·Interactive Synchrony·Listening·Mentalizing·Open Mind
Lean Purchasing and What It Can Mean to You and Your Company
August 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Lean Purchasing and What It Can Mean to You and Your Company · Uncategorized
As a national average, 60% of the cost to manufacture is attributable to purchased materials. If the purchasing function controls over 60% of the costs in a product, then resources and talent must be focused on this function if the business is to stay healthy. What should be emphasized is the establishment of business relationships […]
Tags:lean·manufacturing·purchasing
The Entrepreneurial Employee: Part II
August 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
The Entrepreneurial Employee™ By Jim Altfeld Part II Premise: First and foremost, The Entrepreneurial Employee ain’t you! What is meant by that is that the Entrepreneurial Employee may often “think” about leaving and striking out on their own, but they won’t. Why? Because as was stated in Part I, they lack the following: A. The […]
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