Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Human Resources Oversees Training. Training is about change, which contradicts the basic construction of HR. I recommend that team building training be conducted as part of a company Strategic Plan, with top management participating. merely begins.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. Managers hold virtually all decision-making authority. These findings suggest that a shift in managerial approach may have a constructive role to play in alleviating sweatshop labor conditions.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Imagine one of your managers walks into their subordinate’s office and says, “Our data analysis predicts that you will soon get restless and think of leaving us, so we want to make you an offer that our data shows has retained others like you.” How should those safeguards be constructed? Who’s Afraid of Data-Driven Management?

Human Resources 10

Human Resources Information Technology Report Human Capital 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. Human beings aren’t perfectly rational, and complete transparency does not entirely rule out bad behavior.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

One important way to achieve enhanced security is to design it from the start, in new application development, in how data is managed, and in the construction of IT infrastructure. Education IT management Information & technology' Is Anyone Really Responsible for Your Company''s Data Security?

Education 8

Education Information Technology Policies Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2018

At the same time, the need to win can blind us to ethical considerations. It’s a potential problem in all kinds of areas: colleagues who have a strong rivalry at work, managers who need to make their numbers for the quarter, even political parties that spend campaign funds to attract votes. Our Studies Study 1.

Ethics 14

Ethics Comparison Participative Banking 14

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2016

In construction, hammers are still used, but the scope of their use is much smaller and the projects they are used on are much more targeted. Succession planning answers arguably the greatest talent management question of the 21st century: how will organizations fill the void left by the baby-boomers? Succession Planning That Works.

Planning 50

Planning Hammer Succession Constraint 50