Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Operational Excellence is a systematic approach to improving business processes and performance. The Significance of Talent in Modern Business High performers are crucial to any organization’s success. Employee Empowerment: A core aspect of operational excellence is empowering employees to contribute to continuous improvement.

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Operations Loyalty Efficiency Human Capital 118

The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

Harvard Business School Professor Ted Levitt, a leading research and author in management, marketing, and former editor of Harvard Business Review, said “Early decline and certain death are the fate of companies whose policies are geared totally and obsessively to their own convenience at the total expense of the customer.”

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System Organization Levitt Root Cause Analysis 52

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Perhaps it starts within your organization, then within your industry? At some point in your career journey, have you started to focus more on status as a leader than the job at hand? How about reengineering, total quality management, performance management, learning organization, value analysis, managed care, or employee satisfaction?

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Six Sigma Storytelling Peer Review Restructuring 209

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient about their prospects and generous toward their employees. This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives.

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Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. At whatever level one enters the ladder, he-she is trained, measured for performance and fits into the organization’s overall Big Picture. Operations are sound, professional and productive.

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Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Maintaining an investment in such a dedicated learning environment for 15+ years is no small feat, especially with the challenges of the idiosyncrasies of the partner nations. I also continue to refine my thinking about continuous improvement, including how Toyota operates. Deming is the core of our management.” .

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Six Sigma Deming System Quality 37

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

So I reached out to a number of experts with these 3 questions: What is the number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Any other leadership advice you recommend for leading well?

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102