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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Some examples include new technologies, changes in customer preferences, new ways of serving customers, and disruptive threats. Retailers historically need trained stored managers, a few great merchandisers, and, in most cases, store staff with a customer service orientation. To read Richard Dobbs’ complete biography, click here.

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Big Data Doesn't Work if You Ignore the Small Things that Matter

Harvard Business Review

Companies would do better at satisfying and retaining customers if they spent less time worrying about big data and more time making good use of "small data" — already-available information from simple technology solutions — to become more flexible, informative, and helpful.

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Making Hospital Partnerships Work

Harvard Business Review

The assumption is that a merger will make it easier to achieve economies of scale, develop a large but narrow network of preferably healthy patients, establish data registries, and integrate expensive technology. Silver Cross has included UCM in its culture of patient safety and high-reliability training. A culture of shared values.