Archive for January, 2006

Welcome to Celeriq

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Celeriq[sǝ’lerik] n., adj. Minimizing the time lag between thought and action, from the Latin celeris, meaning fast, rapid and IQ, intelligence quotient.

CeleriqDotOrg is a weblog focused on high-velocity operations based on the observation that industry leaders identify and satisfy market demand, and get paid for it, faster than the competition.  In his book “Fast Cycle Time: How to Align Purpose, Strategy, and Structure for Speed“, in a chapter entitled “Be Fast or Be Last”, Christopher Meyer, a well-known advocate of high-velocity and time-based competition, sets the rules of high-velocity operations as follows:”

“Rule 1: The competitor who consistently, reliably, and profitably provides the greatest value to the customer first, wins.  There are no other rules.” [Continue…] »