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Top 4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Workato

By James Cosman on Feb 22, 2017 10:34:33 PM

VeilSun_BlogImage_Workato_022217_v2-1.jpgAs one of the top reviewed solution providers for QuickBase, we know a thing or two about the best ways to use it to boost productivity and performance. And one of the best ways we’ve found to do just that comes from incorporating Workato. By letting you create a non-code based way to integrate cloud applications together, Workato gives you a quick and easy way to make systems talk with each other. This blog will take a look at why that’s important and offer four additional reasons why you should be using Workato to improve your workflow and output.

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What would you say...you do here?: Execution is Everything

By James Cosman on Jan 25, 2017 11:05:27 PM

Norman Augustine, a former Chairman and CEO of Lockhead Martin, once said “A bad idea executed to perfection is still a bad idea.”Another writer pointed out that the inverse is also true: A good idea poorly executed is useless. I have had the opportunity to observe and learn from very effective and very ineffective leaders and have come to the conclusion that a primary difference between the two is their ability to execute – to actually get something done. Poor managers spend their careers planning and presenting. Good managers spend their careers executing and assessing.

Certainly, good planning and decision-making processes are extremely important to valuable business results, but too often planning hijacks the whole process.  There are several concepts from the consulting world which might better explain this point:

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Realities of Solution Change Management

By James Cosman on Jan 18, 2017 3:58:20 PM

Coming out of business school, somebody once told me, “If you design a solution correctly, everybody can be a winner.”  It was up to the solution designer to capture every user’s requests, wants, and needs and to piece them together into a solution that creates high value for all of them.  Soon after, I entered the real world of system implementation and I soon realized that this advice was purely, 100%, unequivocally wrong.

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Reason #5 - Why Your Construction Business Doesn't Need Spreadsheets

By James Cosman on Jan 19, 2016 2:23:28 PM

                          5 Reasons Your Construction Business will Never Need Another Spreadsheet

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Reason #4 - Why Your Construction Business Doesn't Need Spreadsheets

By James Cosman on Jan 13, 2016 1:28:21 PM

                                  5 Reasons Your Construction Business will Never Need Another Spreadsheet

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Reason #3 - Why Your Construction Business Doesn't Need Spreadsheets

By James Cosman on Jan 8, 2016 5:26:40 PM

5 Reasons Your Construction Business will Never Need Another Spreadsheet

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5 Reasons Your Construction Business Will Never Need Another Spreadsheet: Reason #2

By James Cosman on Jan 6, 2016 6:22:15 PM

5 Reasons Your Construction Business will Never Need Another Spreadsheet

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Reason #1 - Why Your Construction Business Doesn't Need Spreadsheets

By James Cosman on Jan 4, 2016 3:05:02 PM

                                        5 Reasons Your Construction Business will Never Need Another Spreadsheet

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Strategic Management 101

By James Cosman on Apr 22, 2014 11:50:00 AM

Effectively running and growing a company requires leaders to stay vigilant on all aspects of a business. You can't effectively expand your market offerings if you don't have a clear sense of what's already working and what isn't. That gets a lot easier if you consolidate your operations into fewer programs.

With the right tool, you can manage everything from scheduling to compliance to accounting in the same place. Having a platform that offers at-a-glance dashboards and transparent executive reporting is vital for helping you effectively monitor your operations. Integrating all your disparate programs into one platform will help you take a broad view and set you up for strategically managing your business.

And strategic management is the way to take your company from just surviving to actively thriving! In this brief introduction, we'll offer an overview of a management model that thousands of companies use for strategic planning (including VeilSun). 

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3 Ways Spreadsheets are Killing Your Business

By James Cosman on Jan 20, 2014 4:19:00 PM

There has always been a huge disconnect in business between good process engineering and good process execution. In the good ole' days, this was solved through endless training and piles of paperwork.

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