published February 16, 2010
‘If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours
sharpening the axe.' - Abraham Lincoln
That's a great quote, isn't it? Unfortunately, it's the opposite of what many
people do. When they have a project to work on, most people just work on it
directly with little or no preparation. However, highly productive people
prepare things well in advance, allowing them to outperform those with little
or no preparation. They accomplish the job in less time and with less stress.
That's called working smart.
Here's a story to illustrate the point:
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Frank
Hamelly, Sr. Dynamics Consultant with I.B.I.S., Inc., in Charlotte, NC, is a business and technology professional with
over 25 years experience implementing and supporting various ERP systems and
business process re-engineering initiatives across all organizational areas and
across various industries, for small, mid-sized, and Fortune 500
companies. He has held numerous positions in Accounting, Finance,
Customer Service and Information Systems. His application experience
includes SAP R/3, Baan, Fourth Shift, Peachtree, MAS 90/200, Quickbooks and
Microsoft Dynamics ERP. His industry experience includes manufacturing, ,
distribution, telecom, aerospace, life sciences, utilities and media.
Frank studied Business Administration with an Accounting concentration at the
University of Pittsburgh. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP),
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), a Microsoft Certified Trainer
(MCT), and has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) each
year since 2008. He writes articles for Dynamics-related web sites and is
a regular speaker at Microsoft Dynamics Convergence, GPUG Summit, MSDynamicsWorld's
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Frank,
Excellent article!
Frank, This is great advice
Frank,
This is great advice for customers and consultants!
Victoria Yudin
Dynamics GP MVP
Flexible Solutions - home of GP Reports
http://www.flex-solutions.com/gpreports.html
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