It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.William of OckhamThis is Ockhams famed Razor. A shorthand version of the razor might be, keep it simple. When complexity is added to a relationship, process or organization without good reason, the result is usually a loss of focus, clarity and effectiveness. Roles become blurred, goals are uncertain and success is haphazard.Bureaucracies are prime violators of the...

Excerpt from Dr. Julie Miller’s upcoming Fourth Edition,Business Writing That Counts!The blessing and the curse of the digital revolution! Betweene-mail, instant and text messaging, cell phones, Blackberriesand the Internet, we are drowning in data overload. Moreover,the constant interruptions are costing the U. S. economy anestimated $558 billion annually. This staggering number does notadd in the cost of poorly...

As we progress through life we are required to learn new skillsto advance to the next level. Even when we enter the workingworld we are required to learn new skills. We stop growing andadvancing as soon as we believe we have learnt everything weneed to know. At that point we begin vegetating.The same can be said for organizations. Every organization growswith enthusiasm up to a point and then it slows and even stops.An...

Although cable broadband internet is a whole lot faster thandialup, I usually experience a slight delay when opening awebpage. Perhaps most people don’t notice the latency associatedwith cable internet, but as a former DSL user it got myattention right away. I noticed a distinct difference in speedbetween cable and DSL, but I realized I had to live with it inorder to use internet phone service in the most economical...