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Driving high performance Mark D. Seaman 5-28-2008. Shrinking World Solutions. Overview. Every leader wants to raise performance Frustrated by several common problems Often not sure where to start Lacks resources available to large organizations Create a systematic approach to Automate
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Driving high performance Mark D. Seaman 5-28-2008 Shrinking World Solutions http://Shrinking-World.com
http://Shrinking-World.com Overview • Every leader wants to raise performance • Frustrated by several common problems • Often not sure where to start • Lacks resources available to large organizations • Create a systematic approach to • Automate • Optimize
http://Shrinking-World.com Using Technology • It's not about cool, it's about effective. • Invest only if you get a good return. • Four key areas to examine • Publishing – Your web presence • Communication – Your email systems • Marketing – Systems for automated follow-up • Info Systems – Your computer infrastructure
http://Shrinking-World.com Optimize Your Organization • Constant innovation • Learn / Plan / Invent / Teach • Many small changes producing a large impact • Mentoring/monitoring • Experimentation • Results
http://Shrinking-World.com Needs Assessment • Cornerstone Systems (score 1-10) • Is your web site currently bringing in sufficient sales for your business? • Do you have weekly/monthly contact with each of your customers/prospects? • Is your email system effective and efficient enough for your staff? • If your business catches fire tonight will you be able to recover OK? • Other painful areas that technology can help
http://Shrinking-World.com Just enough technology • Implement simple fixes to simple problems • Use open source software where possible • Select products over services • Try standard solutions before custom ones • Measure every change • Select good changes and repeat
Technology Pyramid Cost Requires custom engineering Unique Requires custom configuration Specialized Requires standard configuration Core http://Shrinking-World.com
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http://Shrinking-World.com Get Results • Colorado Nurses – District 8 • Web publishing package $180 • Professional web site • Nurse authors publish articles weekly on site • Blog – for opinions columns • Newsfeeds – for national and state news • Photo gallery – to let people see themselves • RSS syndication – to deliver your content • Platform to build on
http://Shrinking-World.com Hiring Expertise • My background and knowledge • 27 years in high-technology • Filed for 22 US patents • process-oriented problem solving • internet tools since 1995 • high-volume products (200 million copies) • Internet workforce • infinite team of global experts • require good project management
http://Shrinking-World.com Products & Services • Free “Dr. Professor Tips” newletter • Managed web sites • self-publish your content • Constant Innovation Consulting • Org Builder (June) • automated email system • Micro-business (July) • web site/email/marketing tools/BYO content • Constant Innovation Course (Aug) • 90-day self-study course
http://Shrinking-World.com Astonishing Guarantee • Get the results that you want or we refund your money. • Our business success depends on your satisfaction. • Every client should be a lifetime customer.
http://Shrinking-World.com Automate & Optimize • With Shrinking World Solutions as your partner you drive your business to higher performance by making technology work for you. • Our ideal customers want to solve pressing problems with the simplest possible solutions.
http://Shrinking-World.com Shrinking World Solutions • Thank You! • Mark D. Seaman • web: http://Shrinking-World.com • email: Mark.Seaman@Shrinking-World.com