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Cool is an Expensive Word for Engineers
Not long ago I made a video about Excel-based reporting. You can read it or just watch the video. The best part, the sexy “Only 3-steps required to update the dashboard”, starts at 5:00, and the updated report is shown at 06:15. This is a data-rich, comprehensive report, I call it a Dashboard, and once …
Don’t Apply for That Job, Yet
I’ve recently been working with a couple of very distraught folks. People who were looking for jobs. Desperately looking. “What the Hell am I gonna do?” looking. Guys with babies to feed, wives to comfort, mortgages to pay for, parents needing care. Not having a job can be worse than terrifying. It can feel suffocating, …
Stop Monthly Reporting Madness
Is this you? Every month you scramble madly to produce your standard reports. There’s so much to do: data collection; the tedious and error-prone poking data into specific cells; tweak the charts to include the new data; check that none of those awful “#####” errors display; then hurry up, Boss wants the reports by the …
5 Career Boosters in 5 Minutes
Everyone says they want a better career. But who does anything about it? Who has the time? But I want you to know that it doesn’t take long. In fact, with only 5 minutes each day, you can make a big difference in your career. Be sure to share this post with a friend so that …
How to Showcase Your LinkedIn Profile
Your LinkedIn Profile might look fabulous. But how does it help you if no one sees it? LinkedIn Groups are a great way to increase your visibility in search results. By interacting with others in your LinkedIn groups, people doing similar things to you, you can learn so much, can teach others, and demonstrate your …
Tracking Cost Containment Progress
I hope you have enjoyed my earlier writings about Cost Containment. If you have started working to be recognized in your organization as a Cost Containment leader you should also consider how to track and present your accomplishments. The chart shows concisely the EBITDA impact of Cost Containment efforts.