HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

As CHRO, I always reinforce with my HR team that we are the architects of not only the employee experience but the structure of the organization and the operating model. Because of where we are as an organization, operating as relatively new to a commercial market, we are always thinking long-term about the future of our platform.

Engineering 52

Engineering Innovation Short-term Long-term 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today. We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today.” It’s not effective.

Ryan 59

Ryan Handbook Letter Competitive Advantage 59

Tony Mayo

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The engineers around the punchcard reader had not been engaged in idle banter. Informally talking out problems and solutions, it seemed, produced better results than following the employee handbook or obeying managers’ e-mailed instructions. The new equipment was ordered and installed. Productivity plummeted.

Mayo 146

Mayo Executive Coaching Efficiency Handbook 146

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

As I wrote about in my first post , my first job out of college was at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, outside of Detroit. One of my colleagues gave me a copy of a “Livonia Philosophy” handbook that was gathering dust, and I’ve kept to this day. Guest post by Mark Graban.

Kaizen 28

Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

Customers, instead of engineers or managers, make decisions on product designs in an ongoing dialogue. But not at Valve Software , creators of video games ( Half-Life , Counter-Strike, Portal), a game engine, and online gaming platform. Decision making Operations' What you work on is decided by bosses in almost all companies.

Software 8

Software CIO Early Adopters Project 8