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5 Why's and a How

CEO Blog

Often the process discovers simple tools that can greatly increase productivity. That is when research kicks in - talk to someone with similar issues, search the internet, tour other operations etc. The biggest innovation that I add to the process is to not only ask the 5 Why''s but to add the How question. 4 - IT Systems.

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How the Rapid Growth of Ecommerce Is Driving Changes in Logistics and Transportation Management

Strategy Driven

However, for e-commerce businesses, shipping parcels to different locations safely and punctually requires complex planning. The proximity to urban areas allows parcels to get delivered faster, which is a key differentiator. Operation Costs Have to Be Reduced.

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. My company, Time Diagnostics, have worked with Phil Zimbardo to integrate the ZTPI into a coaching tool called the Time Intelligence Report.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. Start with a survey.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. These new ventures would operate separately from the core hospital assets and would compete in new ways in the health care marketplace.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

Make you more innovative. When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. The sidebar “The Innovator’s Network Dilemma” presents convincing data that bears out this observation. It can keep you informed.

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