Comments on: Management Guru Michael Hammer Dies at Age 60 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/09/04/management-guru-michael-hammer-dies-following-berkshires-accident/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Derril Watts http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/09/04/management-guru-michael-hammer-dies-following-berkshires-accident/comment-page-1/#comment-28024 Derril Watts Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:33:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=4689#comment-28024 It's interesting how we are finally recognized for who we really are and what we really accomplish only after we pass. Michael Hammer's impact on the way we do business, both in the commercial as well as the government sectors, will be felt for a generation or more. I have taught and consulted with hundreds of organizations around the world for over 20 years and have yet to see a situation where Hammer's focus on process was not only relevant, but critical to their success. With all of the talk that Reengineering is dead, long live six sigma, we have really missed the point. Reengineering in of itself was never the point, performance improvement was. Reengineering was never solely about IT, but most relegated it to the offices of the CIO. As Hammer said on so many occasions, it's about giving people more of what they need to become better at what they do! I will miss his limitless drive to improve our work and our lives. We have lost a true warrior! Derril Watts President & CEO Mountain Home Training & Consulting, Inc. http://www.mhc-net.com It’s interesting how we are finally recognized for who we really are and what we really accomplish only after we pass. Michael Hammer’s impact on the way we do business, both in the commercial as well as the government sectors, will be felt for a generation or more.

I have taught and consulted with hundreds of organizations around the world for over 20 years and have yet to see a situation where Hammer’s focus on process was not only relevant, but critical to their success. With all of the talk that Reengineering is dead, long live six sigma, we have really missed the point. Reengineering in of itself was never the point, performance improvement was. Reengineering was never solely about IT, but most relegated it to the offices of the CIO. As Hammer said on so many occasions, it’s about giving people more of what they need to become better at what they do!

I will miss his limitless drive to improve our work and our lives.

We have lost a true warrior!

Derril Watts
President & CEO
Mountain Home Training & Consulting, Inc.
http://www.mhc-net.com

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