QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Whether measuring a project or a business, here are a five steps to map your metrics with your business objectives: Know your goals : Identify what are your strategic, tactical and operational goals. Establish operational procedures : You can now establish processes and methods to collect the data, frequency and consolidation mechanism.

Business Objectives 142

Business Objectives Metrics Objective Directory 142

QAspire

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. But we also know that managing projects and leading initiatives isn’t always easy.

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Project Leadership Directory Quality 126

QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Lessons in Using Checklists for Managing Processes Most quality management theories and modern management practices rely heavily on checklists as an important tool to get things right the first time. From a management and leadership standpoint, broad-level checklists can be helpful.

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Process Management Quality Tools 84

QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

It is people who work, co-operate with each other, demonstrate trust, work as a team, share a common goal, exercise their ‘discretionary effort’ and make things happen. I have had similar experiences in the past where a command and control management led to erosion of good team members. Your story consolidates that fact.

Succession 149

Succession Team Project Quality 149

QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

But structuring an area of work in form of processes, you are reducing dependencies and improving operational efficiency. So if you are a manager or leader at any level, do a reality check this morning. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Track the progress and improve further. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Tips 147

Tips Directory Quality Blog 147

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. It is now clear that companies operating in China are kept on a short leash even when they comply with governmental demands.

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Scorecards measuring compliance with a new inventory system are used to punish and sometimes terminate workers. Employees operate within a hierarchy and are well aware of the guidelines that dictate their behavior. provided the founders with considerable latitude in introducing innovative and unorthodox management methods.

Price 9

Price Decentralization Long-term CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2018

There, it became clear to me that the modern sustainability agenda — beyond regulatory compliance — is becoming critical to this sector, with both risks and opportunities stemming from environmental and social pressures. This is part of the toolkit of maintaining their “license to operate.”

Energy 8

Energy Trends Globalization Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Jimmy Savile scandal unfolding at the BBC is the latest example of an organization being called to account for an impact of its operations that it could once safely ignore. But when the group behind it , an association of parents of child actors, first pushed for the bill in 2006, parts of the industry blocked it. Or lung cancer.

Compliance 8

Compliance Education Long-term Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

million in the 2006 off-year cycle to more than $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle. As a board creates a plan for disclosure and transparency around political spending, the CEO has a unique position and responsibility as both a director and a member of management. Experts predict it will surge even more in 2015-2016.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

The solution, we decided, was to acquire a local company that had already gained traction in the market and that could provide us with proven local management as well as help us with web search, which had become a priority after we bought U.S. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Crassly put, leaders and managers get knowledge and education while training and skills go to those who do the work. So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. This was a precarious time.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8