#72 MML Podcast - Getting Your Act Together

 

MML Podcast #72 – Getting Your Act Together

Show Notes 2-9-07

*From the MML Studios in Hebron, CT*

Show Open

Remember the thoughts, ideas and opinions expressed on this podcast are mine and mine alone.  They do not necessarily reflect the views of any past, current or future employer.

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Management Strategy

Establishing overall team focus:

1.       Focus on what you can control

·         Determine your product set

·         Establish your capacity

·         Don’t oversell your capacity

2.       Think like an outsourced consultant

·         Reduce the impact of change

3.       Schedule by the week, not by the day

·         Balance your schedule

4.       Leverage data monthly

·         In absence of goals, provide key direction which will impact multiple measures

·         Determining which trends really matter

Management Tactics

One small innovation per week, one major innovation per month

Keep the conversation alive

Leveraging consumer products in a business environment

Show Wrap

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