IBM Technology Advisor Microsoft Visual. Meridian Consulting Managing Director Michael Connor suggests otherwise, and shares his thoughts on today's e-business drivers. I'd like to hear some more of your thoughts on the capital deployment strategy you advise to clients, and why it works.
Layoffs are usually for window dressing.
The work itself doesn't go away. When you look at an organization, you must consider the value of the work that an organization does. No more than 20 to 40 percent of the work done by most organizations could be considered value-added. It's inescapable, but you should challenge it to see if it could be streamlined, automated, or outsourced. This is the necessary work that makes the company chug along.