Culture, Competitiveness and Underutilized Human Capital

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On November 6, 2022
Company Culture

Sources of competitiveness What are your sources of competitiveness? Technology? People? Strategy? Or something else? Any enterprise’s competitiveness is determined by its technology, human resource capabilities and overall strategy of product and service offerings. However, recent history has shown that – given the same or similar technology, human resources and products – some companies perform […]

The Power of Process-Oriented Thinking

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On October 24, 2022
Management Ideas

Culture of an organization For a very long time, managers were told to get results – no matter how. So, they gave tasks to their subordinates, reviewed their progress, and rated people on what they delivered. When a problem occurred, they asked ‘who did it?’ and blamed somebody. Now, there is a general realization that […]

Do You Know Your Enterprise?

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On October 16, 2022
Company Culture

How is the health of your company? Many companies are doing well. However, they may or may not be operating at their peak level. Does your company face any of the following situations? • Firefighting, delays in execution, inadequate accountability • ISO audits and staying compliant – viewed as extra work • Resources improperly […]

Higher Profits through Better Alignment and Accountability

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On October 4, 2022
Management Ideas

It is now widely accepted that streamlining processes, developing human capital through training, and increasing the engagement of all employees is critical for improving profitability. However, many enterprises find it difficult to define the sequence of activities properly and assign accountabilities appropriately. Consequently, the full power of process-oriented approaches remains to be harnessed by many […]

How do you react when something goes wrong?

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On October 29, 2021
BPM Concepts

Read the riot act? Blame somebody? Punish somebody so that everybody gets the message about your displeasure? In management, we always have good intentions. So, intentions are not under question. What are the consequences of our actions and do our actions help or hurt competitiveness of the enterprise? What we did in the past may […]

Transform Work Culture to Sustain Excellence and Profitability

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On October 18, 2018
Process Improvement

The world we live in has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Whether we like it or not, globalization of markets is a reality and the marketplace is becoming increasingly competitive – generally speaking, gone are the days of protectionism, isolationism and monopoly, and the associated inefficiencies and fat profit margins. In this buyers’ […]

Internal Versus External Customers

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On November 3, 2017
BPM Concepts

Before the emergence of the concepts of TQM and internal customers, enterprises had only one type of customer – external customers. They were outside the organization and paid for our products or services. Hierarchical structures decided who reported to whom. Managers managed their subordinates. They gave them objectives, and measured their output against those objectives. […]

How to conduct an effective performance evaluation

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On September 25, 2017
Leadership

We need to, and we can, make performance evaluations an experience that both supervisors as well as employees find beneficial and therefore an event that they don’t dread. Profitability and competitiveness of an enterprise depends, among other things, on how well its employees are encouraged to utilize their potential. Conducting proper performance evaluations plays a […]

What Broke Down at Uber? – the Toxic Effects of Work Culture

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On August 21, 2017
Company Culture

The society we live in expects more from business entities than what was expected from them in the last century. Not meeting societal expectations has significant financial implications. Facing extremely unfavorable public reaction to its scandalous work culture, Uber’s board members forced its CEO to resign – to save the company he co-founded. It was […]

What Does Real Management Change Look Like?

Posted by J. Nirdosh Reddy
On August 6, 2017
Management Ideas

We know that there is a distinct difference between the daily activities of conventionally managed enterprises and high performance enterprises. In the former, we see hectic activities, people working very hard individually (as if the world is coming to an end tomorrow), blaming others when desired results are not achieved, and in the latter we […]

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