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Value is in the Eyes of the Beholder: Effectiveness

In an earlier post, I introduced six Key Value Factors that I consider to be drivers of high value perception: Timeliness Efficiency Effectiveness Responsiveness Quality Integrity In this post, I will expand upon the third factor:  Effectiveness.  I will do so by defining what it means and discussing what it entails.  While the focus of [...]

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Value is in the Eyes of the Beholder: Efficiency

In an earlier post, I introduced six Key Value Factors that I consider to be drivers of high service value perception: Timeliness Efficiency Effectiveness Responsiveness Quality Integrity In this post, I will expand upon the second factor:  Efficiency.  I will do so by defining what it means and discussing what it entails.  While the focus of this [...]

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Value is in the Eyes of the Beholder: Timeliness

In my last post, I introduced six Key Value Factors that I consider to be drivers of high service value perception: Timeliness Efficiency Effectiveness Responsiveness Quality Integrity In this post, I will expand upon the first factor: Timeliness.  I will do so by defining what it means and discussing what it entails.  While the focus [...]

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Value is in the Eyes of the Beholder: Key Customer Value Factors

Remote DBA Experts is a service business.  We provide remote database administration services to customers nationwide.  Our goal and on-going challenge is to deliver service like no one else.   Our strategy to accomplish this goal is to hire great DBAs and support staff, and to enable them with a good environment and advanced service delivery capabilities.  [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Recognizing

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I defined what I meant by Actualizing and described what it entails.  In [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Actualizing

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I defined what I meant by Enabling and described what it entails.  In [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Enabling

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I defined what I meant by Energizing and described what it entails.  In [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Energizing

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I defined what I meant by Aligning and described what it entails.  In [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Aligning

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I defined what I meant by Strategizing and described what it entails.  In [...]

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Six Critical Leadership Activities: Strategizing

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. <ol> <li><strong>Strategize</strong></li> <li><strong>Align</strong></li> <li><strong>Energize</strong></li> <li><strong>Enable</strong></li> <li><strong>Actualize</strong></li> <li><strong>Recognize</strong></li> </ol> The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities [...]

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