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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

But while the largest US firms have seen their domestic revenues grow more than twice as fast as the sector average even in the domestic market, their smaller suppliers—the firms that provide them with the materials and components they depend on—have experienced negative growth. manufacturers are taking notice.

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How One Company Made Its Analytics Investment Pay Off

Harvard Business Review

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. Communicating with strategic goals in mind. Support from the top. The right people.

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Charlie Ackerman on Winning A World in Flux

HR Digest

And if not, what are the ways and means of creating a culture where employees are united by curiosity, knowledge, innovation and a shared sense of purpose. The HR Digest: What is Bosch’s secret sauce to being recognized as one of the “Best Workplaces for Innovators?”. Bosch takes great pride in its Business Resource Groups (BRGs).

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Why Leaders Need To Stop Using Performance Reviews

Tanveer Naseer

Begin with previously discussed goals and work forward from those to observations and measurements. One of your most promising managers has just led a two-year late-to-market death march on a brand extension that has launched and failed. You have lost market share, customer service complaints are up, and your own boss is pissed off.

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Social Means Freedom, for Better or for Worse

Harvard Business Review

While social stuff is often associated with marketing or customer service, social can affect every part of the business model , including how we organize. These experts are highly briefed on the purpose and goals of the SU organization. When a clear purpose is coupled with shared power, people can self-organize to reach the goal.