First Of All, Why Would You Eat An Elephant? As my friend and partner Bryan O’Rourke once said to me, “How do you eat an elephant? I replied very intelligently, “Hmm…I don’t know.” “One bite at a time”, he said. “Oh”, I said, all the while thinking ‘Why the hell would I want to eat […]
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Salesforce Implementation Success – Tip #2
Business Management Organizational Behavior Salesforce ConsultingIn the last post, I wrote about the importance of having a client designate the right internal project manager for the SFDC implementation project. Staying with the theme of sharing Salesforce.com implementation and consulting best practices I’ll share some thoughts today on documenting a clients’ extant business processes. Let’s assume that we have an understanding […]
Salesforce Implementation Success – Tip #1
Business Management Organizational Behavior Salesforce ConsultingThere are a lot of great blogs out there that focus on Salesforce.com. I know this because I actively read many of them. Most are written with a focus on development and administration, with technical code sharing and feature explanations. This type of information is certainly a great benefit to me and many others and […]
The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make…
Business Management Personal Development“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” ~ George Bernard Shaw (1893) At more than any other period […]
Learning to Manage Yourself
Business Management(Photo:Pate) “If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself – your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.” ~ Dee Hock You may be tasked on a day-to-day basis with the responsibility of managing […]