Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

94% Belongs to the System (2013). Deming and Software Development (2014) *. Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature of Data (2004) *. Building a Great Software Development Team (2014). * 6 posts were new to the top 20 list this year (posts from 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013 [2] and 2014). Circle of Influence (2010) *.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Since 2004 we have tripled our annual spend with diverse suppliers to $4.7 As I became more comfortable in my own skin, I also discovered my drive to support others, make real and systemic change and eventually confidently focus my work on IDE. You don’t have to share lived experiences to participate in a certain ERG.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 19, 2013

When encountering stressful events, people’s cardiovascular systems worked less hard (as evidenced by lower heart rates and blood pressure) when they were in positive relationships or felt social support at work. The Leader''s Role in Vision Development. who obtains information from whom), influence networks (i.e., Related articles.

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Charisma Taylorism Taylor Social Capital 177

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2013

You can read more here about the impact of not changing our education and economic systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Language is more than a pragmatic communication system. Angela Maiers Brown University Culture Economic Development Education Innovation Language Leadership Learning'

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Education Globalization Politics Learning-by-Doing 169

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The report says that 30% of workers received some training on the job in 2004, but this had slumped to below 25% in 2017, with what training that is provided focused heavily on those in professions with graduate level requirements. “Without adequate opportunities for lifelong learning, these workers will be ‘left behind’.”

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2020

This differentiation was abolished in 2004 to comply with EU trade regulations. They’re also a major component of most social insurance systems, and constitute 15% of all tax revenue across the OECD. in more central areas. The aim was to stimulate business activity and avoid any depopulation of more remote areas.

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Incentives Analysis Policies Insurance 83

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 3, 2022

They make sure to embed their purpose in the very operating system of their organizations. How do leaders best develop these skills? Leaders become poets by developing a “Big Story” that captures the ideals and essence of their organization. Defining that purpose in a statement is just the beginning for these leaders.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Indeed, since the country’s independence in 1991, it has focused almost exclusively on entrepreneurship as a means to develop what has been described as the most digital state in the world. The scheme aims to ensure that entrepreneurial competencies are developed at all school levels. ” Broad horizons.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Variation appears in how well the parts are eventually integrated into a system and, how well the system performs, day after day. To Shoichiro Toyoda’s chagrin, the best Toyota’s quantity-based production system could offer was immediate trouble-shooting. with systemic explorations of “how well?”.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. This includes forecasting, budgeting, and performance management systems. They are necessary.

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

At times, multiple languages and multiple software systems, assisted by translators, might provide a more systemic solution. That is, a more economically viable solution, in which the investment is off-set by the systemic savings. Systems theorist and educator Russell Ackoff also offered an explanation of this phenomenon.

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Six Sigma Deming System Quality 37

Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

I reprise it today for three reasons. To celebrate the life of the late President Reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

See “Leadership Is a Contact Sport,” by Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan, s+b, Fall 2004.) We looked at the impact of leadership development programs in changing executive behavior. My partner, Howard Morgan, and I recently completed a study of more than 11,000 managers in eight major corporations.

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Here is the research he cited : A 2004 Yale study found that a highly likeable sales rep will earn 40% more than an equally educated or experienced counterpart. Here’s some data to “prove&# it though. It comes from Tim Sanders and his great blog – in a post a few weeks back.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

You dont have to give up because youve been down a lot of times.&# - Ray Charles, American singer-composer (1930-2004) Once you give up, the game is over. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., But hanging in there isnt easy. since 1987.

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Steve Farber

MAY 7, 2011

Having started out as an entrepreneur in my late 20’s to early 30’s, I’ve worked for the last two decades in leadership development in the corporate world. I’ve taken broad, creative license with the story and the characters in it in order to create an entertaining delivery system for ideas and practices that are anything but fictional.

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Commitment Books Licensing Retail 103

Eric Jacobson

MAY 7, 2018

The Five Practices created developed by Kouzes and Posner are all about these behaviors : Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act E ncourage the Heart The book teaches you how each practice is linked to today’s modern buyer preferences. You’ll learn how to: Inspire, strengthen and motivate buyers.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

You should read it for yourself, but the highlights include a feud between the superintendent and his deputy that dated back to 1992, a lack of a computerized system to map and manage the cemetery and a contracting process that was out of control.

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Executive Coaching Blog Letter Video 154

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I came to understand the reason for a phenomenon I had been aware of for years: Medical-center CIOs who are MDs tend to be much better at stating unpleasant truths about IT systems than nonmedical CIOs. Determine the CEO's grasp of the legacy-systems issue in order to make the business case for change. Was a risk assessment presented?

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Establishing a personal brand carries even more weight when you’re responsible for developing and leading others. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership. A pioneer in the field, Rand’s personal brand got strapped to a rocket when he started his company, Moz, in 2004.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

The writer is a United States Marine Corps officer who wrote these words after reflecting on his experience of leading Marines during three very difficult combat deployments in Iraq, including an exceptionally arduous and grueling tour in Ramadi in 2004. He joined the Marines and led a forty-man infantry platoon during his 3 combat tours.

Leadership 132

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 132

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I believe it is impossible to have complete transparency with patients without first developing a strong culture of internal transparency — among all team members, at all levels, on all issues — throughout the health care organization itself. Leaders must create a no-blame culture. Leaders must lead by example.

Health Care 11

Health Care Quality Report Environment 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

In most organizations, front line workers don't have a mechanism to submit suggestions up the hierarchy, and the few that do have flawed suggestion systems. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. But this is rare.

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Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

These investments included Nordstrom.com and a perpetual inventory system that allowed Nordstrom to offer a consistent multi-channel experience by 2002. Then, between 2004 and 2014, Nordstrom made an extraordinary series of investments, each aimed squarely at that same purpose of providing a fabulous customer experience.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2012

In short, it is their primary management system. When Charles "Chuck" Schwab returned to the helm to turn around his troubled financial firm in 2004, for example, he installed such a system. And they use it the way other companies use financial reports — to inform operational and investment decisions.

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Customer Loyalty Loyalty CEO Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

After all, he has asserted since 2004 that global oil production was nothing to worry about, and that there would be few effects on the economy. Conventional crude ended its 150-year-long growth trajectory in 2004 and flattened out around 74 million barrels per day. Yergin's dismissal of these risks premature and repetitive.

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Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Nokia's inability to field a credible response to the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and Google's Android operating system in 2008 has precipitated a freefall in its share price. Motorola is finally attempting a comeback with handsets using Google's Android operating system, but is now only a minor player.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Long-term Brand Early Adopters 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. This app will help people track their cases in the justice system. As an example, she described a current project to build an app for justice.

Stress 14

Stress Learning-by-Doing Report Project 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

Diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and stroke are on the rise in both the developed and the developing world, and they have a few things in common. First, they are responsible for contributing a large chunk of patients into the health care system, especially in developed countries like the US.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Incentives Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2015

They can also replace the hydraulic power steering with a more-efficient electric power-steering system, or for that matter control everything needed to make that car autonomous — all it takes is software. Notice all those new point-of-sale systems, or the remote-control apps that use them? Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Software Engineering Efficiency Productivity 8

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

When building a business, we’re often so focused on the parts that make up the system of our business that we forget that our business is itself a part of a bigger system. Would that be a short term sacrifice that would benefit the bigger system and thus ultimately the business itself? It’s worth reading.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

Physician burnout is a growing problem for all health care systems in the United States. As part of our work researching high-performing primary care systems , we discovered a system-wide approach launched by Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) in 2004 that unburdens primary care physicians.

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Health Care Compliance Licensing System 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. Ours did; over 700 did not.) Do you like solving problems, and are you good at it?

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

The heart of differentiation therefore is your company’s ability to develop and promote distinctive products, services, and branded experiences on a consistent basis. Discover suffered a similar setback in 2004, when Walmart shifted its credit card partnership to MasterCard. which permitted no other card in its popular stores.

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IAM Productivity Products Company 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Our research on China’s prospects, in comparison to the development trends of 167 countries over 60 years, highlights the magnitude of the opportunity. Between 2004 and 2011, only 1.4% E-commerce is helping to overcome this barrier. But China presents a unique set of challenges.

Strategy 8

Strategy Insurance Transportation GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

Despite spending twice what other developed nations spend on a per capita basis for health care, the United States has a longstanding trend of having lower life expectancy, greater prevalence of chronic disease, and overall poorer health outcomes. Most health systems will need to manage a multitude of reimbursement methodologies.

Health Care 8

Health Care Transportation Cost System 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Today we are mired in the Great Recession, which was brought about by the near collapse of the financial system. Stock-based incentive compensation aligns the self-interest of management with shareholders, and a performance-based pay system increases employee motivation. The stock market is short-term-oriented. I disagree.

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