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Creating a Successful Fleet Operation Means Investing in Employees

Strategy Driven

Coconino County has enhanced its Public Works fleet operations by focusing on employee development and establishing new business practices. In addition to 18 employees operating three shops in two locations, the Division also manages two fueling sites and a Parts and Inventory Room. Background. Staffing Challenges and Planned Actions.

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Firms Need a Blueprint for Building Their IT Systems

Harvard Business Review

It is, unfortunately, also a great analogy for how many organizations have constructed their IT systems. The Future of Operations. Their structure emerged and continues to evolve without any blueprint or architectural integrity. Systems are implemented to support local initiatives. Insight Center.

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Fatal Five Failure Factors of Culture Change Efforts

The Practical Leader

Poor Assessment of Systems/Processes and Perceptions/Attitudes. Not Building Cause and Capacity for Continuous Change. “ The High-Performance Balance “ “ Bolt-On Programs versus Built-In Culture Change “ “ Information versus Communication “ Note on Who Should Attend the Webcast.

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Advanced Analytics Are Crucial to Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business Review

IT has long played a critical role in helping organizations deliver better products and services, improve operations, better manage risks, and develop new business models to stay relevant. Core technologies such as cloud, mobility, modern applications, and networks continue to evolve. That’s still true.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

Everyone can improve their coaching, exactly what form "improve coaching" takes could vary for every individual: be more encouraging, be more challenging, focus on building an understanding of the organization as a system, spend more time coaching - less time reading and writing reports, etc.

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Keep Learning Once You Hit the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

Another endorsed “willingness to learn and adapt to changing environments,” and a third urged “adaptability, the ability to operate in multi-cultural environments and the openness to learn.” Another urged executives to “continue to educate themselves commercially, financially, and operationally.”.

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The Dawning of the Age of Flex Labor

Harvard Business Review

There are two reasons such a flexible work system is now plausible. Recent examples include projects at firms such as General Electric, Staples, and dozens of other Fortune 1000 enterprises that span functional areas from marketing to strategy to human resources to operations. The first is societal values.