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The Executive Intelligence Report

The Executive Intelligence Report (EIR) is a summary of current topics in performance improvement and is published on a regular basis for NextWave's clients, partners, and select industry leaders. 

You can view current and past versions of the EIR in your browser by clicking the title or you may download an EIR in Adobe PDF format by right-click the PDF icon and selecting "save as" for any of the articles below:
 

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01 October 1, 2006 Understanding the Organization as a System
How you can use the "systems view" of your organization to drive performance improvement.
link to PDF ~270KB
02 November 1, 2006 Dying of Thirst in a Sea of Data
How you can more easily and effectively use data in the management of processes.
link to PDF ~276KB
03 December 1, 2006 “No Surprises” – How Shared Values Can Drive Performance
Why you should be using "guiding principles" and "shared values" to improve organizational performance.
link to PDF ~265KB
04 February 4, 2007 Organizational Fields: The Keys to Successful Change
Why you are missing key improvement opportunities if you only look at the boxes on your flowchart. 
link to PDF ~172KB
05 March 7, 2007 "Better is the Enemy of Good"
Stop chasing the perfect solution. Use what you have at hand to improve performance.
link to PDF ~159KB
06 April 2, 2007 Think Before You Automate
How you can avoid making costly mistakes by using simple techniques to improve the process before you automate.
link to PDF ~171KB
07 May 2, 2007 The Stakeholder-Involved Process
Why you need to be involving key players in the management process if you want to see significant results.
link to PDF ~135KB
08 June 4, 2007 The Chicken or the Pig
What you need from your management team to affect lasting process improvements.
link to PDF ~125KB
09 July 2, 2007 Shock the System!  The Science of Change
Having trouble getting your changes to "stick"?  Learn the keys to effective, lasting process improvement based on the science of Complex Adaptive Systems.
link to PDF ~260KB
10 August 6, 2007 Managing Projects in the Really Real World
How do you manage projects in the "real world" where priorities, requirements, and goals are constantly changing?
link to PDF ~222KB
11 September 6, 2007

Are You a Termite or a Squasher? The Science of Change, Part 2
How you can use the concepts of Complex Adaptive Systems to "lead without leading."

link to PDF ~328KB

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