Change Starts Here

MARCH 5, 2015

Installing Systems. The HR and finance groups within a university installed a new software system to automate tasks and have better information for decisions. An airline adopted Lean Six Sigma concepts to increase agility and reduce waste across the operation. Adopting a Process Framework.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Roger explores his work on the HIV/AIDS problem and how it relates to applying statistical and systemic thinking to improve people’s lives. There are many ways we need to fix our current economic system. He also illustrated the importance of going to the gemba and relying on those closest to the issue instead of remote experts.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

My team would have people with deep functional knowledge and skills (strategy, sales, marketing, finance, and information technology) to align surrounding processes. What we find is that job design, hiring profiles, and business processes play a significant part in optimizing a work system," Coco said.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

These were all good things and to be expected after investing many millions of dollars on people, systems, and consultants. Engage the finance organization. Finance was on board at the company in our story. The system must be reviewed and validated by finance. What's it worth?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Access to finance , designing operational processes and systems , and building strong, talented management teams are just a few obstacles that many cite. They too have struggled to operate in complex environments, and have developed the skills and expertise to overcome these challenges. However, the core skills they need are different.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 12, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Brad Power for the Harvard Business Review‘s “The Conversation&# series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Do you have a process improvement [.].

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark, and the Twin Cities, Living Cities' Integration Initiative is supporting the building of resilient multi-sector taskforces that are tackling complex systems-level problems. Surprisingly, similar innovation can be seen with taxes. We can't continue to ignore harsh truths about extreme weather.

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