Economic Truth and Economic Fallacy in the United States
In this article Tor Dahl, the productivity expert presents the reality of success in business and economies. We try to cheat in this regard, but we always end up paying. Productivity gains are the silver bullet, if there is one.
His criticism of six sigma is particularly refreshing. We have become a completely risk averse culture and are paying dearly for it. Six sigma, among other phenomena play a big part in it. When you focus completely on preventing failures and errors, as important as that is, you lose the ability to take rational risks for big productivity gains. You think you have too much to lose.
Tor doesn't put it this way, but a little dose of roughneck American Cowboy attitude is sorely needed. Read it and wake up to a reality you can work with. The answers aren't in D.C.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
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It is frustrating when you try to get an answer out of someone and they play it safe and offer nothing rather than make a decision on their own. I have to ask my supervisor or that's above my pay grade are often the answers we get.
Some of us need to get a little more back bone and stand up for what we believe in.
That's what successful people do.
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