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Tyranny of Metrics

Deming Institute

Muller’s The Tyranny of Metrics (2018) is a book that Dr. Deming would have surely appreciated. This well-researched book gives an ever timely overview of the history and drivers behind the misuse of metrics that dominate organizational life in America and around the world. Muller talks about what he has experienced first hand.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business Review

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business Review

On June 25, 2018, Facebook lost market capitalization of more than $100 billion in just two hours of trading after it announced its quarterly performance, despite exceeding analysts’ earnings forecasts. The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model.

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A Simple Way to Involve Frontline Clinicians in Managing Costs

Harvard Business Review

Value ceased to be a side initiative or something driven solely by top-level finance and executive leaders. Early-stage planning is under way to introduce the methods in other regions in Scotland, beginning in 2018. The clinical team works together with finance and quality-measurement staff to update this box score every week.

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