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The Entrepreneur As Systems Thinker: Getting Down to Basics
In my last article, I discussed the unique quality that makes world class entrepreneurs different than simply owners of businesses. I said that true entrepreneurs are Systems Thinkers. I then went on to define that peculiar quality of systems thinking that true entrepreneurs are blessed with. (If you have not read that article, please do so. It will provide you with a platform of understanding to better relate to this article: Getting Down to Basics of Systems Thinking.)
The Non-Price of Quality
In his book quality is free, Philip B. Crosby tried to emphasize that adopting quality education systems (QES) is a tremendous cost saving if we compare the price of quality (POQ) with the big saving organizations can have by doing things right the first time. It seems that some organizations took the book title literally and therefore wanted to cash in on the benefits of quality without investing first.

Inspiring Innovation & Creativity through Business Systems
Ok, I admit: "I am a big fan of systems, Its all about Systems". It could just be the Mechanical Engineer and Business Analyst coming out in me, but it goes much deeper than that. It is definitely grounded in my recent experiences with systems. We are surrounded by systems, and our lives revolve around them and rely on them working infallibly. The cars (or motorbikes) we drive, the computers we use and the human bodies we live in, are all brilliantly refined and intricate systems that we use everyday. We expect them to work predictably and consistently every time we use them.

Filing So You Can Find it Again
According to the National Association of Professional Organizers, it costs $120 in labor to track down a misplaced document or $250 in labor to recreate it. YUCK! Filing systems that work with the way you work are critical to cost management. The following tips will aid you in setting up systems to meet your needs.
ACT and Outlook are Holding Your Business Back
Simple contact management tools like Outlook and ACT! can only take you so far. To truly grow your business through better sales organization, sales management and marketing, you need something more. This article highlights the limitations of these popular contact management systems that your business will eventually run into and what to do about it! Don't worry - no need to invest thousands in expensive CRM systems. This article contains simple, affordable steps you can take without busting the budget.
What (good) franchisees want
With 850 business format franchise systems in Australia and high levels of employment, the “war for talent” is intensifying among franchisors for quality franchisees. Good, “proven” franchisees are now in a position to choose between franchise systems. Rod Young reveals what successful franchisees expect from a franchisor.

9 Steps to Get Managers to Think Like Owners
Management coaching, management training, team alignment, thinking like owners, facing reality, define vision, accountability, delegation, systems, financial stewards, focus
Word Press - Content Management System
Word Press is an open source Content Management System (CMS) widely used as a blog publishing application. It is the most popular Content Management System being used nowadays. Content Management Systems store the content separate from the interface of the web site while maintaining a neat look.

Competencies: The Core of Human Resource Management
Competency-based human resource management is currently all the rage. Unfortunately, it also has all the dangers of being relegated to the place of Management by Objective (MBO), Total Quality Management (TQM), and other similar programs that also really worked, but were so little understood and so poorly implemented by most that they are now considered unacceptable programs.

How Total is Your Quality Management?
Many well intentioned "Total Quality Management" improvement efforts aren't working. In their international study of Total Quality Management practices, the Conference Board of Canada found one study which showed that "seven out of ten North American companies fail in their attempt to execute a total quality strategy".
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