


Checklists
Atul Gawande wrote a beautifully crafted book, The Checklist Manifesto. As we strive for success in all of our projects let me encourage you to consider his thesis: There are two types of checklists -A DO-CONFIRM checklist – team members perform their jobs from...
The Best and The Worst Can Hide Reality
Standard & Poor companies posted a 6.6% rise in 4th quarter earnings in 2011 but if you excluded one company, Apple, the growth figure shrinks to 2.8%. The reality of the S&P 500 earnings growth is far less impressive. What could you see better by stripping...