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Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It

Harvard Business Review

It took two days to get an apology from United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz after the video surfaced, but the company’s management now appears to recognize that its frontline service providers set in motion something with awful consequences. Of all the U.S.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Improvement can be quantified by increased productivity, reduced turnover and heightened employee morale. Bad managers will fall by the wayside. In order to put a quality program into place, the following steps must be taken: Study the activities of admired companies. Read case studies of Malcolm Baldridge Award winners.

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Patience in Japan

Harvard Business Review

All this makes for a case study of the moral courage of ordinary Japanese citizens in times of crisis. There was no pushing and shoving, Takeuchi reported, no honking of car horns, even in long waits for a tank of gas. There are lessons to be learned here by the rest of us. Rohit Deshpande is Sebastian S.

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How to Lead During a Data Breach

Harvard Business Review

In 2007, I wrote a case study for Harvard Business Review , “ Boss, I Think Someone Stole our Customer Data.” Figure out who has something to give to close a gap – from tangible assets to moral and reputational support –and who needs to get something to do the same. Crisis management Leadership Risk management'

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

If your attitude is impeding your relationships, your talent, or your health, it might be time to consider making some changes…If you have any great stories about how attitudes impact leadership and morale please share them in the comments section below. A poor manager or supervisor is more than just an organizational problem.