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Thank you for your interest in BBRT. Welcome to the BBRT global newsletter, which is designed to keep you informed of developments in Beyond Budgeting and the BBRT. For further information visit our global web site at www.bbrt.org.
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28 August 2009: Financial Service Special Interest Group Webcast
By: Beau Keyte; Lean Transformations Group
17 September 2009: General Webcast
By: Rick Maurer; Rick Maurer & Associates
6 October 2009: BBRT European Members’ Meeting, London, England
The BBRT would like to introduce a couple of new staff members to you. First is our Acting Director of Marketing & Media Relations, Heather Bryce. Heather brings her innovative style and great energy to the BBRT-NA. She looks forward to meeting you and to spreading the BBRT message across North America.
We would also like to introduce Tiffany Wolford. Tiffany is our new Director of Member Services. She is a graduate of the State University of New York and has taken graduate studies at Texas State University. Tiffany comes to us after working for such groups as the Harvard Business School and in conferences as far away as the Middle East. We all look forward to getting to know our members better and in helping you gain the BBRT's full value.
9th Annual BBRT Conference: Mark your calendars for the next annual BBRT conference in Dallas, Texas on 21-23 April 2010.
Finance Transformation Blog
Steve Player (BBRT Director North America) is now authoring a Finance Transformation blog for Business Finance Magazine. You can connect to this blog at www.bigfatfinanceblog.com
BBRT INSIGHTS research series
The following paper has been circulated to BBRT members since the last Newsletter:
Why self-managed teams need fewer control systems
Abstract: Most organizations incur huge costs on a plethora of control systems designed to link high-level decisions with low-level actions. And with the power of IT systems to facilitate detailed drill-downs many executives become micro-managers rather than inspiring leaders. Eliminating these control systems reduces complexity and cost and is one of the greatest prizes of effective decentralization and empowerment. Information is integrated in the work and front line teams regulate their own performance while senior managers monitor high-level patterns and trends. This paper looks at how some organizations have made these changes successfully.
BBRT members can download the full papers from the BBRT Members' Community (formerly Private Forum) at www.bbrt.org/online. Join the BBRT to obtain this and previous papers – contact Peter Bunce at peterbunce@bbrt.org.
Several members of the BBRT network have established online networking groups, the latest being
These groups enable anyone with an interest in Beyond Budgeting and BBRT to exchange and discuss ideas and experiences.
BBRT is an independent international shared learning network for all organizations that seek to improve their performance management through sharing information, past successes and implementation experiences. Our purpose is to help organizations introduce a new management model for the innovation age.
For more information, please visit www.bbrt.org, email Peter Bunce, or call +44 1590 679803, email Heather Bryce or call +1 214 239 0155
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