CRE8 Center For Realizing Excellence

Five Step Approach to Improve Personal Productivity. 1. Eliminate what is unnecessary.  Each month focus on one expense and identify if it can be reduced by other vendors, re-negotiation with the current vendor, or stopping the service (do you really need it?). Example expenses include insurance, entertainment, cell phone, internet, bank fees, and computer apps.  2. Do yourself a favor, when driving or walking, turn your phone to do not disturb, and wait to text until you are in a safe space, not in the middle of the street. The goal? Not to get into an accident, get hurt, or hurt others.  3. Decrease friction. In our personnel relationships, it is common to experience or cause friction. Avoid complaints by helping out with shopping, cleaning, chores, and the kid’s homework. Don’t use the excuse that you are too tired. Own the task. Have fun. The goodwill built will benefit you at a later time. 4. Dramatic leaps. Are you happy with your work and relationships...

Public Housing Authority Process Improvement Checklist. - Develop a high-level baseline of each major.     work area.  - Identify goals, issues, and opportunities.  - Determine the scope and level of redesign    required.  - Develop baseline (current state) step-by-step   process blueprints. - Identify detailed process issues and goals.  - Develop a first level redesign to examine   how procedural (non-technology) changes       will improve processes.  - Develop a second level redesign to   determine how better use of existing   (owned) technologies can provide additional    improvement.  - As required, identify how advanced    technologies can further improve the    process.  - Gain agreement to the level and scope of the   redesign.  - Develop a change action plan to guide and    measure changes. For additional ideas regardin...

Attend a free online workshop in June that will discus how to reduce operating costs and improve customer service for organizations in the Transportation Industry.  In thirty minutes, the workshop will discuss 30 ideas on how to: dramatically reduce costs through: -  a business-process-focused enterprise      technology plan, -  planning for cost-cutting technologies such     as digital workflow, robotic process     automation, and electronic content     management, and  -  developing requirements to hold vendors     accountable for results. create ongoing continuous improvement: - program and culture, - tasks to improve operations, and  - training program to teach employees how to    improve efficiency and service. To learn more and register for this free online event