Blogs

by Stephanie Hayes, MBA on July 11, 2009 at 9:00 am
I recently read this article posted by Abbey Carpenter, describing the need for a specific set of characteristics in leadership in order to make a process improvement exercise viable and successful.Ms. Carpenter describes a number of process improvement methodologies, including Six Sigma and TQM, but I think the resounding message is that any proc...
by Aslam Jamal on June 4, 2009 at 11:28 am
Many of us are familiar with the concept of knowledge management, which focuses on the capability of an organization to collect information (both tacit and explicit) in a logical and efficient manner. In theory, this is meant to enable the workforce at large with the information they need to be able to do whatever it is they do more efficiently and...
by April Facey on May 7, 2009 at 9:20 am
There are many reasons I love working at Avantage, one of them being the flexibility as to 'how' and 'when' I work. Like Stephanie, I have a small child (I won’t gush about him, but he’s amazing), and balancing quality time with him is a big priority.How I work:
by Aslam Jamal on April 29, 2009 at 11:30 am
What is Active and Passive Collaboration?When a group of people need to come together to achieve some common objective, it’s somewhat of a no-brainer that collaboration is going to be necessary. Lately I’ve been giving some consideration to some of the common modes of collaboration and they seem to fall fairly cleanly into two distinct categori...
by Hal Bradwell on April 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Ya, I know it's not a word but I like the way it sounds. :)
by Hal Bradwell on April 8, 2009 at 2:56 pm
How quickly things change.... I think Ronald Wright describes this phenomenon the best. In his book, a Short History of Progress, he talks about how technology has advanced the material progress of mankind. What I find fascinating is the pace of this change. Growing up I remember my family having the same kitchen oven for 16 years, in our household...
by Hal Bradwell on March 18, 2009 at 10:53 am
An area of focus for myself and others here at Avantage is working with organisations that are transforming or evolving their business model. Some are looking to expand their footprint into a new market or a product; others are divesting in order to concentrate on core competencies. A common thread between them is the recognised need to adopt new w...
by Stephanie Hayes, MBA on March 5, 2009 at 9:37 pm
The Case for the Punctuated Worker My typical work day may look like this:
by Stephanie Hayes, MBA on September 12, 2008 at 12:45 pm
There's alot of excitement out there right now about "going green". With global worries such as carbon emissions, depletion of natural resources, and rapidly accelerating natural distasters, the business community has emerged as a potentially significant player in the race to make our planet healthy again.
by Stephanie Hayes, MBA on April 30, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I've seen many different organisational structures over the last ten years, from one end of the spectrum to the other. Resoundingly, IT has always struggled to find a home. Most typically, it ends up in the operational "catch-all" department but I've seen some pretty amusing configurations. I've seen IT reporting into Human Re...