Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. Our research suggests an alternative to this race to the bottom. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World.

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Human Resources Oversees Training. Quality training must focus on dynamics outside the core business, yet should have relativity to the organization. The company which makes the small investment on the front end (training) saves higher costs. By their nature, HR departments are designed to uphold processes and systems.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But sustainability needs to be viewed as much more of a how concept, like quality or innovation. Of course companies have distinct quality or R&D departments and professionals, but the most committed companies drive the thinking into every aspect of the business.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

After identifying areas for cost reduction or process streamlining, it would design randomized experiments to test the effectiveness of possible changes. Having an on-site lab may not be feasible for many organizations, but it is still possible to engage in experimental testing without devoting vast resources to the effort.

Flextime 9

Flextime Call Center Human Resources CRM 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. During the first half of 2016, ED-CELL will use it to automate the reporting to government agencies and regulatory bodies of key quality metrics (e.g., So they embraced the idea of location devices.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Exhaust resources that don’t cost first and at least come up to “Dummy&# level on each initiative that you manage. No one is equally expert at both. Most are talented in one over the other.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The high cost of bad hires. They compared the cost of a toxic worker with the value of a superstar, which they define as a worker who is so productive that a firm would have to hire additional people or pay current employees more just to achieve the same output. and 3) daily performance data. Who is likely to be toxic?

Attrition 8

Attrition Charisma Cost Follow-up 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. Rationalizing poor service or quality: You won’t get it any better elsewhere. Quality is our middle name. Quality is as good as it ever will be. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. We are a very quality-oriented company.

Budgeting 76

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 76

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Marco Annunziata , Chief Economist at GE, told me, “We’re no longer selling customers just a jet engine, a locomotive, or a wind turbine; we’re bringing data and actionable solutions along with the hardware to reduce costs and improve performance.” We grew faster than we thought we would.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Pressures continue and accelerate for companies to stay in operation, become competitive, keep ahead of the marketplace and perform quality work. Apply Big Picture thinking toward all facets of the organization… to reduce costs of companies responding to problems with small-picture treatments. Culture-Mission. Philosophy.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Position your request as an investment, not a cost. Base Budgets on Value… Not on Cost. Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Inventory costs. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

As my colleague Ian Ziskin has noted, an entrepreneurial, agile, and performance-driven culture is not a substitute for an ethical, courageous, and people-friendly culture. Ultimately, boards, CEOs, and investors get the quality of leadership — and HR — that they demand and permit.

Compliance 10

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 10