Constant information is being shot at you in a competitive environment. At times you have all the information you need to make important and fast decisions, but most of the time you have pieces of information coming in from all sides and don’t have enough time to collect more. Since the business world is so tactical, why not take advice from the experts, Navy Seals. They have to come up with creative solutions quickly and must always be adaptable while making decisions that could cost soldiers their lives (Much more important than a lost contract). So here is how the SEALS are trained to make decisions:

1.       Organize the Chaos – Start sourcing the information.  If the VP of Sales gives you differing information from the COO, but the problem being discussed is primarily an operations problem, you may want to listen to the COO because he is much closer to the problem.

2.       Stay Informed– In a chaotic environment, decisions come easier when you are constantly informed. Make sure you know your company’s current economic environment, strategy, and press.

3.       Seek Advisement- Even in a quick decision scenario, there is always time to ask a trusted adviser to take an outside view. Sometimes experts with outside perspective can see solutions that those involved in the situation cannot see. More eyes and ears lead to better strategy in both the military and in business.

Navy SEALS and business people make quick decisions to either win (war/business) or save (lives/money). Of course, we always think of winning as the more important of the two, but really saving is the most important choice. We need to make sure we live to see another day. No battle is a victory if your entire army is lost. The same concept can be attributed to business. If you are spending a lot of money when you do not need too, the consequence is lower margins, less investor buy-in, and finally less profitability.

Make sure your investing in timely decisions that end up saving your company money and, in the long run, winning you company investors and business. Making quick decisions can stop your company’s bleeding (money loss) before it leads to more serious problems that could affect your company’s long term health.

When you need to improve your business telecom and utility infrastructure or implement new business cost reduction processes, having an expert outside point of view can often be critical for the best outcomes. Call for a FREE consultation LT~CRS NATIONWIDE: 866-504-4050. And Yes…we WILL call back!

My business is a lot like golf, it takes a lot of diligence, patience, and hard work. I am an avid golfer and often like to quote golfer’s views on golf.

Here are some of my favorite quotes by some professional golfers that really relate to my business:

1. “Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course – the distance between your ears.”  ~Bobby Jones

You have to think through every shot in golf, and we have to carefully look through every bill to find you the greatest savings possible without losing any quality of service. Our job is to take the strain off of your mind, think of Limitless Technology as your telecom bill reducing caddy.

2. “I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone’s golf game:  it’s called an eraser.”  ~Arnold Palmer

I know what you’re thinking, no…we do not cheat like the expression says, but we do find overcharges the phone companies have left on your bill and ERASE them. We cut down your budget the easiest way possible, by reducing what your already spend.

3. “Forget your opponents; always play against par.”  ~Sam Snead

We do not try to undercut competitors with cheaper price, we only receive a portion of what we SAVE you. We challenge ourselves to find you savings and only take a percentage of those savings. Limitless will never cost you extra because BOTTOM LINE, all we want to do is IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE.

Now I want to leave everyone with the promised joke:

Now,” said the golf pro, “suppose you just go through the motions without actually striking the ball.”
To which his pupil replied, “but that’s precisely the difficulty I’m trying to overcome.”

Don’t keep hacking away at your telecom bill with no luck; let the pros at Limitless Technology help out!    (866) 504-4050

Hospital CIOs increasingly are using consultants to help deal with projects–such as electronic health record implementation to meet Meaningful Use requirements–according to a new survey conducted by healthsystemCIO.com.

Nearly 62 percent of respondents in the survey cited a lack of resources and/or experience as the main reason for looking outside their organizations for help.

“The number of projects is starting to take its toll on the internal staff,” one CIO respondent said.

A second CIO said that there was no wiggle room for error: “In some cases, we need someone to guide us that has the knowledge to keep us from making mistakes.”

Despite the increase in outside hiring, most respondents indicated that their organizations anticipated the need for such additional hires. Sixty-nine percent said they did not expect they would have to forgo “needed consulting” due to lack of funding. Additionally, 69 percent said they did not think it would be harder to get money for hiring consultants than for software investment.

According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, an annual survey of hospital IT executives found lack of staffing resources, as opposed to lack of financial support, is the biggest barrier to health IT implementation.

Meanwhile, consulting firm Deloitte listed Meaningful Use as one of five “top-of-mind” issue for CIOs in 2012. Deloitte’s list of top CIO issues for 2012 also included the implementation of accountable care organizations and–despite a delay in the implementation deadline–ICD-10. Analytics and security and privacy rounded out the list.

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