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

Strategy Driven

Sadly, this is what is thought of as “quality” in the digital age. Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Quality entails four concepts: Success is determined by conformity to requirements.

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The Final Piece to the Quality Hire Puzzle

Strategy Driven

A recent study conducted by research firm Aberdeen Group shows that companies that implement automated solutions for background screening, employment or education verification, and reference checking, experienced 60 percent better quality hires compared to those without screening solutions in place. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Preview Thursday: Intelligent Disobedience

Lead Change Blog

Years ago, the guru of Quality Management, W. These exert pressure up and down the system to make the numbers look good, instead of continuously improving the work processes and systems to achieve true quality. Edwards Deming, warned us of this pitfall.

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What Does Your Voice Say About You?

Strategy Driven

However, recent research on how vocal quality affects others’ perceptions may make you think twice. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discusses a study that shows that the quality of your voice has an even stronger impact on how you are perceived than the content of your message. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Communication Skills Can Increase Your Leadership Credibility

Strategy Driven

Studies have shown that a person’s speech patterns, including the quality of their voice, strongly influences how others perceive him or her. Master the Strategic Pause : Simply slowing down your rate of speech will add impact to your message and will significantly improve your speech quality and delivery. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Goal-Setting, Planning, and Testing: The Importance of Managing Your Lead-Generation Strategy

Strategy Driven

Using the best-quality lead-generation tactics for your organization—that is, focusing marketing efforts on the tactics that will give you the largest number of high-quality leads – to help meet lead goals. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

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You have to judge a cover by its book

Rajesh Setty

Hopeless: Your cover and your book are both of low quality. The marketplace severely discounts your value and pays the price of a commodity. Over-confidence: Your cover value far exceeds your book value. Untapped Potential: Your book value far exceeds your cover value.

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