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Organizational Performance Measures Best Practice 19 – Diverse Measurement Mechanisms

Strategy Driven

Organizational performance measure output informs management decisions and drives workforce behaviors. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. As errant data may result in misdirected effort and highly adverse outcomes, it is extremely important that performance measure output be as accurate as possible.

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What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?

Harvard Business Review

In the UK alone, a 2014 report from the chief medical officer for England estimates, the number of sick days lost to “stress, depression, and anxiety” increased by 24% from 2009 to 2013. Protecting their mental health has become a self-preservation priority for managers. Arianna Huffington counsels more sleep.

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Navigating the Dozens of Different Strategy Options

Harvard Business Review

By taking an adaptive approach that focuses on monitoring the environment, strategic experimentation, and organizational flexibility, Tata Consultancy Services has grown from $155 million in revenue in 1996 to $1 billion in 2003 and more than $13 billion in 2013 to become the second-largest pure IT services company in the world.