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WORK TITLE: Do the Right Thing
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BIRTHDATE: 1962?
WEBSITE: https://www.davidaduryea.com/
CITY: Cleveland
STATE: OH
COUNTRY: United States
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PERSONAL
Born c. 1962; married; children: seven.
EDUCATION:Earned M.B.A.
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CAREER
Business improvement consultant. Has also worked as a public speaker.
WRITINGS
SIDELIGHTS
David A. Duryea is a business improvement consultant. With degrees in business administration and computer science, he has worked for more than three decades in the field of business innovation and technology disruption, where he led scores of business, innovation, and disruption projects in various industries. He centers his work on the legal and forensic aspects of technology and business innovation projects, where he examines underperforming and failed implementations in an effort to identify the problems and improve overall performance. On these topics, Duryea sought after as a public speaker. He holds a patent from the United States Patent Office.
Duryea published Do the Right Thing: In Business Improvement, including Process and Technology in 2015. The account looks at the role the leadership plays in the implementation of business improvement projects, noting that a failure to reinforce the business’s core goal is the most frequently encountered problem. Duryea emphasizes the importance of the core business model and offers a fifteen-step plan to make improvements upon that model. The book is divided into three parts, covering the business reality law, the core model, and influencers of this; business processes, both general and industry specific; and the way that processes are enabled within businesses. While crucial to a business’s success, technology, Duryea argues, is not a core business model in and of itself. Because of this, Duryea insists that technology alone cannot fix the problems of a faulty core business model.
A contributor to Kirkus Reviews noted that “of particular interest in Part Two are three industry examples: professional services, financial services, and manufacturing.” The reviewer called the fifteen-step approach to business improvement “a nice technique,” adding that it “precisely defines a business improvement model.” The same Kirkus Reviews contributor found the book to be “succinct and skillfully written,” adding that it is “an eye-opener for business leaders.” Writing in the Cassandra M’s Place website, Cassandra McCann lamented that “the book was tough to get through, especially if you have no super interest or extensive knowledge on the topic.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2018, review of Do the Right Thing: In Business Improvement, including Process and Technology.
ONLINE
Cassandra M’s Place, https://www.cassandramsplace.com/ (June 29, 2017), Cassandra McCann, review of Do the Right Thing.
David A. Duryea website, https://www.davidaduryea.com (July 25, 2018).
ABOUT - David A. Duryea
David A. Duryea is business improvement veteran with more than thirty-two years in business innovation and technology disruption. He has led more than sixty business, innovation, and disruption projects in sixteen different industries.
As a legal and forensic expert for technology and business innovation projects, David has performed forensics on underperforming and failed implementations for a multitude of large-scale projects.
An author and speaker on business improvement, he has been featured at Computerworld, InfoWorld, and industry conferences. His articles in the area of advanced innovation, implementation practices a future innovation impact have been featured.
David holds a patent from the United States Patent Office, studies in advanced innovation design, degrees in business administration and computer science, MBA with innovation, strategy, and certifications in a multitude of industry focus areas.
David is happily married with seven children, four of whom were adopted from China. He and his family live near Cleveland, Ohio. When not studying the intricacies of business improvement, he enjoys hiking, bicycling, baseball, coaching, and investing time in activities with his children.
Print Marked Items
Duryea, David A.: DO THE RIGHT THING
Kirkus Reviews.
(Apr. 15, 2018):
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Duryea, David A. DO THE RIGHT THING Westbow Press (Indie Nonfiction) $33.95 7, 28 ISBN: 978-1-4908-8607-7
A debut book precisely defines a business improvement model.
Duryea, who spent three decades as an innovation specialist and worked on over 60 enhancement projects, clearly lays out a plan for
implementing a strategy for business improvement. The author is nothing if not direct; he states that the common thread in every improvement
project failure is "that leadership did not implement a project that empowered the organization's most basic goal. The most basic goal is the
organization's core business model." He goes on to discuss this model in detail but first defines "The Law of Business Reality--Organizations
serve customers in a profitable way or cease to exist." This description is typical of Duryea's exceedingly lucid prose, one of the assets of the
book. Equally strong is the volume's tight organization into three parts with chapters that treat discrete aspects of a business improvement model,
building one upon the other. Part 1 addresses three basics: the business reality law and core model as well as "influencers" of the model. Part 2
concerns business processes, smartly divided into two sets--one comprises courses generally applied to all businesses, and the other is industryspecific.
Of particular interest in Part 2 are three industry examples: professional services, financial services, and manufacturing. Processes for
these industries are described in text and illustrated in a useful chart that identifies similarities and differences. Part 3 discusses how processes are
enabled within businesses. Describing implementation, this last part includes a discussion of internal and external resources and their applications
as well as a particularly engaging commentary on technology enablement. Here, the author makes a key point: While technology is critically
important, it "is not a core business model. More specific technology cannot fix a broken core business model or replace the need for a core
business model." At the close of each chapter of this impressive book, Duryea adds another step to his business improvement model so that, by
the end of the work, it comprises a complete 15-step program--a nice technique.
Succinct and skillfully written; an eye-opener for business leaders.
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"Duryea, David A.: DO THE RIGHT THING." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Apr. 2018. General OneFile,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A534374997/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=113bf63c. Accessed 16 July 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A534374997
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Do The Right Thing by David A. Duryea #Review
Do The Right Thing : in Business Improvement, Including Process and Technology
by David A. Duryea
This book puts an interesting perspective on the approach of business improvement, presenting in very clear ways how to understand, embrace, and obtain realistic improvements. It directly explains business improvement in a holistic approach that starts with the core of a business and drives all the way through successful improvement initiatives.
This method will help a company defy the next economic downturn, incubate a new venture, or re-invent your organization to achieve the next level of performance. Drive your company to be an industry best in class leader. If you are in any way involved in your company's business improvement as a business professional, technology manager, or engaged executive leader you will find these methods successful, reality based, and ultimately the right thing for your company.
I received a complimentary copy.
Cassandra's Review- The book was tough to get through, especially if you have no super interest or extensive knowledge on the topic. i found myself drifting off or not being focused because it just seemed like bunced up jargon and facts that were too much for me as a reader. I actually felt this go over my head and I really did try to understand the whole thing. I would recommend this book for someone who is very familiar with the topic and can relate or improve themselves from it.
Posted by Cassandra McCann at 1:08:00 PM