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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

For example ‘Communication between sales and production’ or ‘More knowledge of how to use our internal knowledge management system’. Mike will come to you to facilitate the action learning and processing, or can just send you a document with videos and photos of how to do everything you need. Mike is your answer.

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The Right Way to Off-Board a Departing Employee

Harvard Business Review

If you have months for a transition, Leonard suggests creating a “carefully constructed action plan of learning,” whereby the “highly skilled, deep smarts employee is paired with one or more replacements” so they can observe her in action, learn and practice new skills, and receive feedback on their performance.