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Complimentary Resource – Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations

Strategy Driven

Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations. Learn how using analytics to guide a business operations function is the path to continuous improvement and achieving higher operational performance. This is why, according to IDC research, business analytics was among the top five IT investment initiatives in 2012.

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Team Engagement Brings Competitive Advantage

Lead Change Blog

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. More alarming Gallup’s 2016 survey for the UK reveals that the percentage of UK employees feeling engaged at work has plummeted to just 8%, down from 17% in 2012. Michael Jordan.

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Where J.C. Penney And Ron Johnson Went Wrong

N2Growth Blog

This describes Ron Johnson’s role as head of Apple’s retail operation prior to assuming the CEO role at J.C. In June of 2012 I predicted Johnson’s failure as I warned of cookie cutter leadership practices in a Forbes column entitled Culture: Don’t Copy – Create. Penney CEO Ron Johnson Went Wrong'

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The Widening Gap Between Leaders and Up-and-coming Leaders…and What to Do About It

Great Leadership By Dan

Succession planning programs are meant to address the need for strong leaders, however the gap between those currently in leadership positions and the next wave of leaders is growing by the day, and these programs have not been designed to keep up with the accelerated pace dictated by this dramatic shift in demographics.

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Deming Company was Ahead of COVID-19

Deming Institute

Eight years before COVID-19 hit, Peaker Services had a Pandemic Preparedness Plan in place.?. Peaker Services, now in its 50 th year of operation, remanufactures the diesel engine that goes into a locomotive. Remarkably, “that procedure was developed in 2012,” explained Dick. Forward Thinking. We get audited.

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Are you Ready for the Next Level?

Great Leadership By Dan

At my last company, where I was responsible for leadership development and succession planning, I once received a phone call on a Friday afternoon from one of my favorite managers. It went like this: “Dan, I just found out I’m going to promoted to a senior manage on Monday. Is there a senior manager school I could go to ASAP?”.

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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

We know the importance of a living, adaptable, actionable strategic plan. Saul urges us to also create a shared operating model on HOW value will be delivered. A shared operating model enables people to “ collaborate with a shared purpose for value delivery.” New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, 2012), pg.

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