Smart Companies, Smart Tools Transforming Business Processes into Business Assets Thomas M. Koulopoulos Smart companies—innovative firms in which the nurturing of the unique contributions of each individual employee is leading to unprecedented success. Smart tools—technologies, models, and systems these companies use to create a liberating work environment, to facilitate round-the-clock communication, to continually measure success and efficiency, and to get the most out of their technological investment. Smart Companies, Smart Tools—the book that shows you how to make these innovations a part of your company. Expert consultant Thomas Koulopoulos takes you behind the scenes at smart firms of all sizes. You’ll see how their focus on "workflow"—tools for planning and implementing information-based tasks and services—fosters an efficient, empowering cohesion between traditional and nontraditional staff, yielding profit-raising, cost-cutting, employee-inspiring results. In an era of virtual organizations, globalization, free-agent employees, and downsizing, you either get smart or you get left behind. Here’s how to make sure your firm keeps pace.
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About me:
I've spent 30 years living at the intersection of busines and IT, from tech junky to Inc. 500 CEO to senior leader for a $2Billion company. These experiences have developed my core competency in writing and speaking on the social, organizational and human impact of technology. However, I'm not a technology bigot. I believe strongly in the importance of leadership, core behaviors, organizational and cultural values in leveraging technology. The real opportunities and challenges for organizations, and in life, are tied directly to understanding human behavior and culture.
I'm not a Luddite, but....
... I have a 1920's L C Smith Corona, a 1940's Graflex, and an original Nuremberg Chronicle (CIRCA 1493) on display in my library - all to remind me that our generation has no monopoly on great ideas.
About my writing:
- It's about people. I focus on the human condition first and foremost.
- It's about the context of change. No problem or solution is entirely new. There is always a historical precedent that we can use to guide our thinking.
- It's based on experience and practical observations. Dogma is fun but you can't feed yourself with it.
- It's about simplicity. I believe that even the most complex ideas can be made simple. The simpler they are the more likely they are to empower people to apply them.
