Summary The recession and credit crunch have made cash a strategic asset. While debt and equity financing is still available, these sources of cash have become unreliable and difficult to tap, increasing the importance of operating cash flow. Optimizing cash flow requires the close scrutiny of incoming and outgoing cash transactions and the implementation of […]
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NextBus: Trapeze Development
NextBus provides accurate real-time arrival information regarding the public transit system. They use satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track vehicles on their routes, taking into account traffic patterns. To make their service as efficient as possible, they looked to implement the Trapeze Scheduling system used by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). […]
Tuning CF 8.0.1 64 bit
Recently we worked on an application for a large association in DC that generates about 60% of the association’s revenue. The application had grown in features and users over several years and the code was in need of tuning, with slow performance and frequent server crashes. It was running on CF 7 on Linux. Improvements […]
TGIT 80/20 Principle Talk
I recently spoke on the 80/20 principle at the spiritual business group TGIT – Thank God It’s Thursday http://www.ambica.net/thank_god_its_thursday.html TGIT is part Book Reading Club, part Support Group and part Mastermind Group that puts us – the participants – in touch with our Deepest Essence through sharing, reflecting on, and applying wisdom from some of […]
Ducks In A Row: Do You Have People Or Persons?
May 19, 2009 By Miki saxon Do you work for a company or a manger? Phil Gerbyshak manager over at Slacker did a great post on the fact that people quit managers, not companies—great because it is so true. If you ask most people who they work for they’ll name a company, but […]
Why Load Test your ColdFusion Applications?
You just finished coding your latest web app and have even gone the extra step of running functional tests to eliminate bugs and make sure that all of the features work correctly. Now it is ready to be released into the world! Not so fast…If you have more than a few hundred users, you could […]
The Mood Cure Quiz: The Four Part Mood-Type Questionnaire
Write down the number next to each symptom that you identify with. Total your score in each section and compare it to the cut-off score. If your score is over the cut-off, or if you have only a few of the symptoms described in a section, but they bother you (or those close to […]
"Worry" is Interest Paid in Advance on Borrowed Trouble – Not Worth Paying!
Have you ever worried about an upcoming phone call, a future presentation, or a pending decision with a client? Have you ever worried about your performance at a previous meeting or presentation? Or, perhaps you’ve fretted over a comment expressed by a client. If so, you’re not alone. People often worry about past or […]
"Do You Sell, Or Do You Tell?": Jack Hauser’s Sandler Sales Meeting Minute
Sales people love to talk, especially about the features and benefits of their product or service with which they are in love. Have you ever talked so much and that you actually talked your prospect out of the sale? Have you ever been a prospect and wished the sales person you were with […]
The Rise of the MBA and the Fall of Business
By Miki Saxon May 1, 2009 I’ve never been a lover of the MBA, its almost holy status, depending on the school, and especially its dominance on Wall Street. In a recent post Justine Larbalestier said, “I was fascinated by Background Briefing’s recent documentary about the emergence of business schools and their effect on […]
