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Avoiding Silos - Finding Solutions

This math guru has found some solutions to some very long standing and challenging problems. What does that have to do with business? His approach was to pull together techniques from several seperate branches of mathematics to create the solution.

Whether we are talking about the business world or academia there is always a tendency to stay within a particular box (field). In business by learning the dynamics and methods outside your chosen field you may be able to solve some long-standing problems as well.

One of my personal favorite solutions has to do with better management of change orders for construction contractors by taking lessons learned from accounting and sales management.

Go read some magazines outside your industry. Buy some books focused on other businesses. Meet some friends outside your field; buy them lunch and talk to them about how they manage their businesses.

Posted by David Brown on October 8, 2006 06:09 PM|Permalink

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