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Planning Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy of Agile

Harvard Business Review

Planning has long been one of the cornerstones of management. Early in the twentieth century Henri Fayol identified the job of managers as to plan, organize, command, coordinate, and control. The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. Later, MBO evolved into strategic planning.

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There’s No One System for Paying Your Global Sales Force

Harvard Business Review

It provides control over sales incentive spending around the world, and it simplifies plan management and administration.” Develop Global Guidelines. For example, a medical device company created the following global guidelines for incentive plans for new business development salespeople.