Brian Hersch is General Partner at Hersch and Company and has designed numerous board games, such as Taboo and Outburst, that have found resounding success in the marketplace. Hersch talks about where he gets inspiration for game designs and the value of recognizing a good idea.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" - a familiar expression often heard in many organizations. But there's no need to wait for something to break down before attending to it. Total Quality Management, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Process Re-engineering and other similar processes attest to that. If observant,...
Top-level leadership commitment powers Six Sigma. As a Six Sigma executive, champion, Master Black Belt, or Black Belt project leader you’ll discover that 6ó projects produce financial benefits. 6ó is a profit based business initiative. This business initiative improves the quality of decisions, affect every process in the enterprise: financial,...
Goal setting is the process of deciding where one wants to go in life and then mapping out a series of steps to get there. Success is something we create for ourselves. Luck has nothing to do with it. All successful people set goals. Some may have a structured routine,...
That kind of continuous innovation and improvement cannot come from technology alone, which nowadays turns obsolete as quickly as a mayfly. It comes from human creativity and commitment, from employees giving their best at all levels of the organization. Successes depend on people and in order to achieve success, people...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Get UFood GrillC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com UFood Restaurant Group, an operator of better-for-you fast-casual restaurants, announced that the Company has signed an agreement to open a UFood Grill in the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with...
DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...
Elleipsis Global Travel Solutions, Inc.(PINKSHEETS: EGTS) in strategic partnership with Rezgateway, announcedtoday that customer Costamar Travel has successfully integrated theRezPackage/TravelTalk ecommerce solution for travel reservations and dynamicbookings. Costamar Travel, which operates in 65 offices in North America,Brazil, Peru and Colombia, is expected to drive over 100,000 transactionsannually through...
Intacct, a leader in on-demand financialmanagement and accounting applications, today announced that by using theIntacct financial management system, Bulk TV & Internet has greatlyimproved its financial operations and its strategic business decisionmaking process. The company also leverages Intacct's native integrationwith salesforce.com to facilitate collaboration and more effective businessprocesses between...
XConnect, the leader in VoIP and NGNfederation-based interconnection, today announced the appointments of Ms.Tania Platt as VP, Global Sales, and Mr. John Wilkinson as VP, Federations. "A growing number of operators are turning to Peering Federations tosecurely and efficiently enable large scale interoperability of nextgeneration networks," said Eli Katz, Founder...
Scanco increased total sales by almost 25% at theclose of the second quarter resulting in the second consecutive quarter ofdouble digit growth. Scanco attributes much of the growth to the state ofthe economy, their new RFID solution and the dedication of their partnerchannel. "Our business traditionally thrives in a...
Logic Trends, the Identity and AccessManagement IAM Specialists, today announced that The Washington PostCompany has successfully completed the first phase of its identity andaccess management implementation using the strategic roadmap developedthrough an IAM5TM Workshop conducted by Logic Trends. Using Logic Trends'proven IAM5 methodology, the two-day workshop provided The Washington PostCompany...
CAMDEN, N.Y. -- International Wire Group, Inc. (ITWG.PK) today announced that it has retained Jefferies & Company, Inc. as its exclusive financial advisor to assist the Company in evaluating strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company. Mark K. Holdsworth, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors,...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/870ff2/tour_operators_uk) has announced the addition of the "Tour Operators UK - Portfolio Analysis" report to their offering. This analysis is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK market. The revised and updated 2008 edition analyses the financial performance of the companies important to...
RESTON, Va. -- Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, and the Potsdam-based Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering HPI today announced the successful completion of a one-year research project examining the impact of service-oriented architecture SOA governance on Green IT practices. Working together, the two organizations...
New Business Environment Strains Traditional Management Practices STAMFORD, Conn. -- Archstone Consulting, a fast growing management consulting firm, revealed in a survey that over 90% of the companies surveyed are reporting challenges with implementing a successful Operational Business Intelligence BI program. "The changing business environment for...
SAN DIEGO -- Escalate Retail today announced that Royal Doulton, a specialty manufacturer and retailer of fine china and porcelain tableware and collectibles, has successfully implemented the latest features and functionality of Escalate's Blue Martini Commerce Suite. Royal Doulton has utilized Escalate Retail for its e-Commerce operations since...
MONTCLAIR, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ron Radcliff is the new Vice President of Sales for Modulo in the United States. With the new hiring, the company, a global leader in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management, strengthens its actuation in the country, where it has already established an...
20-month ForteCEO consulting engagement culminates in successful exit for family-owned business that built a leadership position in the snack foods industry NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ForteCEO, a senior level consulting firm, today announced that private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired a majority interest in...
AdConductor Continues to Drive Advertising Delivery for RBI's Extensive Business Publication Network BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Burst Media, a leading provider of advertising representation, services and technology to independent web publishers, today announced that Reed Business Information RBI has renewed its contract for AdConductor, Burst's online advertising management solution....
