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The Synergy Post: April 2012
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012. South Africa's bad traffic wins bronze medal. While driving to work yesterday (and being stuck in traffic as usual), I heard the most interesting story on the radio. Traffic jams in Johannesburg are as common as giving birth, okay maybe a bit extreme, but I’m sure a lot of people would agree. Joburgers have been desensitised when it comes to the traffic issue we face. Oh, but back to the poll. I wonder if IBM would re do this poll if they heard my reasoning? From personal experi...
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The Synergy Post: June 2012
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Thursday, 21 June 2012. ERP systems - what you need to know. ERP systems – what you need to know. The other day, while researching ERP systems. And to see what our competitors are up to I came across a very interesting article. As we all know, ERP is a concept that serves as a benchmark for businesses to assist in the planning and maintaining of their business strategies. The implementation costs of these systems are normally astronomical. This said, when you have a system tailor made. Some companiesR...
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013. How to create the nearly perfect Marketing and Sales unison. Previously we ended our article on HOW to successfully marry your sales and marketing departments. To recap, we have established that for these two departments to successfully work in unison, they have to realise the different aspects of each department. The three key areas where the most progress can be made: defining of goals. In the departments respectively. So where do we go from here? Sales and marketing should b...
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Thursday, 28 February 2013. Three financial statements explained to the non-financial savvy. It has been said before that financials and financial reporting are the pillars of a business. We all know that financial management is a crucial part of any business, not only for it to succeed, but also to show growth and profit. When we start throwing around terms such as balance statements, income statements. And cash flow statements. It is safe to say that financial reporting is equally important in any busi...
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The Synergy Post: December 2011
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011. The Psychology of a Year-End Function. As the end of the year rolls around, most people are planning their family holidays (if they are lucky enough to be going away) and deciding what to get the kiddies for Christmas. But there are those few people in each company who will be running around planning the year-end function. Pictures of the Synergy Group Staff Function held on 25 November 2011. Year-end functions are those little things that need to become an institution. It ...
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Wednesday, 6 February 2013. Whether it is about a failed relationship, a missed career opportunity or a rocky business venture, each one of us has asked ourselves that question at least once. Diving in without a plan. Years later, I plucked up the courage to investigate what exactly went wrong and what I could have done differently. Within five minutes down memory lane the answer hit me right between the eyes. I never did an in-depth business process audit before taking over the business. Of course, this...
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Monday, 18 February 2013. How to create the nearly perfect Marketing and Sales unison. The age old question of how to successfully marry a business’ sales and marketing departments has come to light again. If you work in a business environment you might be aware of the fact that there has always been an underlying animosity between the marketing and sales departments. The sales department see marketing as a bunch of loose heads that come as they please no organisational skills and definitely no respe...
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012. What constitutes a great managed services service provider? I have been meaning to write about. For some time now. The concept of IT managed services is almost as important as the internet itself or as important as a mechanic is to the motor industry. The concept of managing data, making sure data is secure and machines are in. With this said,. What constitutes a great service provider? Secondly, you need to look at the security of your servers. The security of your server...
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The Synergy Post: February 2013
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Thursday, 28 February 2013. Three financial statements explained to the non-financial savvy. It has been said before that financials and financial reporting are the pillars of a business. We all know that financial management is a crucial part of any business, not only for it to succeed, but also to show growth and profit. When we start throwing around terms such as balance statements, income statements. And cash flow statements. It is safe to say that financial reporting is equally important in any busi...
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