Valeska I. Jacques

Step 1 to the Power of the Virtual Workforce: Choosing an Online Database / Web based document and management system

Valeska I. Jacques — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:23:05 +0000

We’ve all experienced the morning of misery, where your team hasnt completed important tasks from the day before, the pile of files on your desk are stacking up, and the stream of emails are pouring in. Your phone starts to ring and you wonder….how can I possibly focus on the days’ priorities? We’ll share some great ways to help you make [...]

BPM PART II: How important consistency is when establishing business rules to reinforce accountability

Valeska I. Jacques — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:43 +0000

In continuation from this article… In Dog and Human Behavior , CW Meisterfeld and Ernest Pecci, describe an experiment in which a cage is divided into two equal sections, one empty and one housing lab mice. When mice were given mild shocks the mice quickly learned to cross into the safe zone. As long as this [...]

BPM PART I: How to leverage business process management and internet technology to reinforce accountability

Valeska I. Jacques — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:48 +0000

Accountability is a common problem in the workplace and the demand to find a working model for accountability is challenging. Everyone is different in their personal work and communication styles and the challenge in getting everyone to work together effectively takes a series of steps to ensure each one is creating ownership of how they [...]

Choosing a CMS system

Valeska I. Jacques — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:20:56 +0000

Below are resources to help you find the right CMS systems. Are you currently using one? DO you recommend anyone in particular? What do you like about it? Articles on Choosing a CMS system: http://www.packtpub.com/article/how_to_choose_an_open_source_content_management_system http://www.opensourcecms.com/hobbes/HowToChooseACMS.pdf Here is an extensive list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems Awards: http://www.packtpub.com/award

Why you absolutely NEED BPM and how business process management (BPM) can help your business

Valeska I. Jacques — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:26:51 +0000

The problem with today’s organizations is that each department has optimized its own subdivision by operating off of their own agenda and performance metrics which do not align resources with the overall organizational strategy. In managing your employees, you find: You are spending more time following up They are not working on what’s priority for the company’s [...]

The Different Stages a Business goes through when experiencing growth

Valeska I. Jacques — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:16:14 +0000

Most businesses fit in one of these 5 stages of the BPM Cycle. Stage 0 – (Unaware) People are unaware that business rules have a value worth contemplating. Business Rules are buried in code, documents, and people’s heads. You lack the ability to accurately predict how change would impact your business. What’s probably taking place in your [...]

user-generated video becomes less alluring to viewers—and advertisers

Valeska I. Jacques — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:24:17 +0000

I just returned from New York where I checked out companies that design, market, and produces Internet TV shows for users. One of them was: http://www.foryourimagination.com/ Here is a picture of one of a movie reel they hosted for their invitees so everyone can check out the latest “tv shows” out there. I also attended a conference [...]

Tips for Minimizing Workplace Negativity

Valeska I. Jacques — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:43:04 +0000

Tip for the day: From Susan M. Heathfield, One of the 7 tips to manage workplace negativity is to: Make opportunities available for people to express their opinion about workplace policies and procedures. This tip exemplifies when your team is unhappy, it is time to reassess your business processes. There have been times that I have seen individuals who [...]

Miami: Beyond Networking: Leveraging Your Relationships to Build Your Business and Profits with National President, Lisa Hickey, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

Valeska I. Jacques — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:10:48 +0000

For immediate release Contact: Valeska Jacques, uVium, Inc. Chapter Communications Director (305) 443-4110 Or Anne B. Freedman, NAWBO Miami president, at Speak Out, Inc., 305-273-6640 Beyond Networking: Leveraging Your Relationships to Build Your Business and Profits with National President, Lisa Hickey, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Greater Miami Chapter, National Association of Women Business Owners Nov. 8, 2007, 11:30 [...]

Lack of organization structure at the airport

Valeska I. Jacques — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:24:53 +0000

Long lines, late flights, near collisions—everyone is unhappy with the state of the U.S. air travel system. Unfortunately, no one, expecially not the FAA, seems able to do anything about it When no one’s in charge, no one can be held accountable. Small aircraft operators blame the big airlines for scheduling too many [...]