by Whittaker Associates | Dec 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker In our global knowledge-based economy, manufacturing labor has become a variable expense, with innovation being the only sustainable competitive advantage. Knowledge workers, however, should comprise a fixed cost, since they are indispensable to the... by Whittaker Associates | Aug 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker What would it be like to be off the communication grid for two weeks? No cell phone, no email, no television, no radio, no newspaper…face-to-face communication only. I had this experience recently while sailing in the McGregor Bay, a... by Whittaker Associates | Sep 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Dean Whittaker Small businesses have been one of the hardest hit economic sectors along the Gulf Coast . While teaching at the ACCRA program in Dallas this month, I learned from the research directors in Mississippi and Louisiana how difficult it has been to locate...