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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time.

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How to Hire a CEO You Won’t Want to Fire

Harvard Business Review

In the apparel industry alone, we’ve just seen the end of American Apparel’s Dov Charney and the ouster of Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson – plus the installation of interim CEOs at Target and JC Penney following their previous leaders’ firings. Then develop a profile limited to a few must-haves.

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Mind the (Skills) Gap

Harvard Business Review

People across industries and job segments need hyper-specialized skills to thrive in this environment, and both white and blue-collar jobs will need to innovate to remain relevant. This will shorten the educational time commitment, thereby lengthening the time an individual has to actually master the skill on the job.

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Understanding Fear of Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

We don't know what changes will be coming with healthcare reform and other changes in our industry," he told me recently. Six Sigma or Lean) the right way. As described in my previous post, " Get Your Worker to Disrupt Their Jobs ," you should commit to your employees that they will stay employed if they suggest process change.

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How to Hire a CEO You Won’t Want to Fire

Harvard Business Review

In the apparel industry alone, we’ve just seen the end of American Apparel’s Dov Charney and the ouster of Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson – plus the installation of interim CEOs at Target and JC Penney following their previous leaders’ firings. Then develop a profile limited to a few must-haves.

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How to Prioritize Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business Review

Leaders and organizations are under more stress than ever to do two things simultaneously: deliver on today’s pressing commitments by troubleshooting and refining processes; and find and invest in innovation opportunities that will create tomorrow’s success. You probably reach for your firefighter’s hat to extinguish the short-term problem.

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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. Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast.