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The W. Edwards Deming Institute 2016 Fall Conference, Sep 16-18

Deming Institute

Jim Manley, Former GM & Supplier Manager, Chair of Michigan Lean Consortium. Clifford L. Tim Higgins, NASA System & Mission Assurance Specialist. Langford, President & CEO, Langford International. 2014 conference presentation).

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The Three Decisions You Need to Own

Harvard Business Review

People and Organization : In late 2010, GE CEO Jeff Immelt decided to give country managers P&L responsibility for all of GE in their countries and have them report to vice chairman John Rice, who would be stationed in Hong Kong. How P&G Presents Data to Decision Makers. Three Keys to (Much) Better Decisions.

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The Rebirth of the CMO

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t. Says Abi Comber, Head of Marketing for British Airways: “Having P&L responsibility is incredibly powerful.

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Successfully Integrate Your Work, Life, Self, and Community

Harvard Business Review

David is a VP accountable for a multibillion-dollar P&L. Adapted from "Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life" (HBR April 2008) and content posted on hbr.org on February 21, 2013. Managing yourself Personal effectiveness Work life balance' His name and title are disguised.)

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Microsoft Taxes Itself

Harvard Business Review

Starting July 1st — the beginning of the company's fiscal year 2013 — the software giant will charge all of its 100-plus global offices and datacenters a fee for every ton of carbon they produce (mostly from plugging into the electric grid, so-called "indirect" emissions). Accountability throughout the organization.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Melody Ivory , a User Experience Product Manager, told me, “I was about employee number 30 in February 2012.

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The Big Picture of Business: Business Strategy – Quotes on Business

Strategy Driven

“If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I’d say decisiveness. ” Robert P. ” Roy L. It is possible for a company and its managers to know much about certain arts and sciences without having the will to pursue them. Paul Getty. Vanderpoel. ” Lee Iacocca. ” B.