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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. billion in its associates through higher wages, better benefits and enhanced training. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken. And wages are stagnant.

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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

Even though I had been working with entrepreneurs since 2005, and I had created my own Company in 2011, I was still afraid of being totally free to work on my dream. Stephen Gordon CEO Opus Bank. Luciana Paulise is a business consultant and founder of Biztorming Training & Consulting. Steve Schulze, CEO Nekter Juice bar.

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