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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

In one project , the group looked for ways to encourage hotel guests to reuse their towels, an environmentally friendly practice that could also save Disney money. Change management Human resources Operations' Careful experiments require three key ingredients, which can often be implemented with little incremental cost.

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What Circuit City Learned About Valuing Employees

Harvard Business Review

Finally, he said, "I am staying at the XYZ hotel and will wait here as many days as necessary to see him." In a few minutes, the secretary called back and arranged an appointment for the next day. At the same time, technology has the potential to take us back to Theory X. Employers can now measure productivity to the split second.