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Efficient decision making

Good decisions are based on good information AND good judgment, or ‘intuition’ as some like to call it. Decisions following this approach can be made efficiently and usually have some staying power since they are well founded. I was reminded … Continue reading

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Danger – efficiency without transparency

The discovery on Thursday that seemingly honest, Wall St. veteran, Bernard Madoff had committed the largest fraud in history, should serve as (another) wakeup call for a lot of people, especially financial ‘engineers’ looking for new ways to profit from … Continue reading

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Meet Agent MLS: The most succcessful realtor in Canada

In the last 15 years, coincidently since the advent of consumer Internet, there has been an ongoing ‘perfect storm’ in the economics and dynamics within the real estate industry. Specifically; – home values and resale prices have risen dramatically- buyers … Continue reading

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The unionization of computers against humans

Strange title for a post eh! If computers could think and organize themselves they would have long ago unionized ‘themselves’ and taken on private and public sector organizations for having ‘contracted out’ their ‘jobs’.   If you weren’t aware of … Continue reading

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P-ass-port Canada – bad, inefficient and backwards at Canada’s ‘special operating agency’

Earlier this week, Canada’s privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddard, released yet another less-than-glowing report about operations at Passport Canada – our ‘special operating agency’ of the Government of Canada. While her report didn’t focus on the gross inefficiencies or waste within … Continue reading

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Musings about efficiency and the dire need for it

As you observe people and listen to them talk about routine activities in their daily lives, one common theme, thread or interest that emerges is the desire for convenience, less hassle and avoidance of unproductive effort.  When faced with a … Continue reading

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