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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Employees must buy into the process by offering constructive input. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Benchmark measurements of accomplishments. Quality should be viewed as a journey, rather than a destination. Customer retention.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business Review

But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. Human capital. After all, we call the department human resources. Operate : Deploy the platform to foster connections and the exchange of value at scale.

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The Secret Ingredient in GE’s Talent-Review System

Harvard Business Review

But judging from what I hear from managers of companies that visit us to benchmark our system, the difference between our approach and theirs does not lie in forms, rankings, tools, or technologies. Individual appraisals are considered enormous opportunities for the candid, constructive conversations that employees deserve.

System 10