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The Big Picture of Business – The Book of Acronyms

Strategy Driven

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Business track records are garnered by going the distance, reading the trends and continually changing.

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Balancing Push and Pull Approaches to Improvement

Harvard Business Review

An executive in the company's finance operations adopted a Six Sigma belt-driven approach to reduce costs in the company's global shared service centers. Using experienced consultants can lower your risk. When the project is over and the consultants leave, the process tends to revert to its previous state.