Unlike other major regulatory requirements over the years (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley), this one is certainly subject to ongoing investment with little actual return ... except "simply" access to the largest economic market in the world. #costofdoingbusiness #tablestakes x.com/CFOJournal/sta…

Robotics Is Going Mainstream in Finance - ww2.cfo.com/applications/2… - cdn.cfo.com/content/upload…

Have you ever been rejected?

Sometimes the Rationalization process is as much about finding additional productive uses as it is about reducing and consolidating. It just takes a little imagination sometimes. (Cartoon courtesy of Bizarro.com and @pirarobizarro)

Unfortunately, "Lean" Initiatives tend to be the worst offenders. "How Bosses Waste Their Employees’ Time" buff.ly/2Mhl7y7

Why is macroeconomics so hard to teach? buff.ly/2xS3s7O

These guys are building something quite unique, and if you do #HoshinKanri planning (or #LeanPolicyDeployment) using #Excel or Post-It notes, you really need to look at Flowmotor. (Makoto Method)

The folks at Makoto Method and Alescent will be looking into this as well.

Pretty cool technology. And no ... it has nothing to do with the electric car: "Trying the Teslasuit is like a shock to the system" (via Anastasia Morozova bit.ly/2FokjVQ) cnet.co/2FlqnhR

Next, as corporate leaders, is to model our exposure to these risks, including estimated impact and probability, then establish the strategy to mitigate the risk to our organization, and develop a contingency in the event of actualization. Simple really. 😉

We can model that! 😊

47% of American jobs could be done by machines “over the next decade or two" econ.st/2VlrFgy

A myopic focus on cost management loses the forest for the trees. Rather, focus on identifying, articulating, and accelerating #ValueRealization in order to align to and achieve growth-oriented outcomes.

I love this quote: “a narrow focus on a single KPI completely subverts the original good intentions behind it. Nothing in business is more gamed, abused and misrepresented than __________ “ [insert somewhat relevant KPI du jour here]

Great event. Check it out!

“Excellence is where efficiency meets effectiveness.”

But in the "Makoto Lean" sense of the word "Outcomes". 😉 x.com/avantage/statu…

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