Six Disciplines

JANUARY 11, 2012

How many times are you distracted at the office on an average day? What do you think these interruptions cost you in productive work time? The answer is probably more than you think. According to a recent survey of more than 500 workers conducted by uSamp: More than 50 percent of workers waste an hour or more each day on interruptions. 60 percent of workers are regularly interrupted by email and other electronic missives. 40 percent cite phone calls and communicative colleagues as the biggest di

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Six Disciplines

JANUARY 12, 2012

IndustryWeek recently reported on a survey it conducted with TBM Consulting about the impact of continuous-improvement programs on three financial metrics: anticipated revenue growth, operating income growth, and cash flow over the past year. “Across the board, companies with no continuous improvement programs performed worse across all three measures,” TBM Consulting researchers revealed here: More than 50% of respondents with no continuous improvement program said they expect reven

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