The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

“The 85/15 Rule” emerged from decades of root cause analysis of service/quality breakdowns. About 85% of the time the fault is caused by the system, processes, structure, or practices of the organization. The differences flow from the leadership team’s values and assumptions about people.

System 52

System Organization Levitt Root Cause Analysis 52

The Practical Leader

JUNE 14, 2023

Fad surfing in the C-suite often leads to dunking trainees in the training tank , slogans, improvement projects, marketing campaigns, motivational programs, educational fix-them efforts, etc. The main cause of those failures is a partial and piecemeal effort.

Root Cause Analysis 52

Root Cause Analysis Mission Statement Travel Restructuring 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

Housing market price changes can be more accurately predicted from analysis of Google searches than by a team of expert real estate forecasters. There has been a rapid uptake in health care, consumer marketing, crime reduction, agriculture, scientific research, and many other areas.

Marketing 8

Marketing Root Cause Analysis Management Supply Chain 8

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Applying SMED, the theoretical sessions would act as the external activities that operators have to perform before a changeover, and actually implementing them in a running business would be the internal ones. SWOT analysis. Leadership. Root cause analysis. Marketing mix. 8) Drive out fear.

Deming 28

Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

First, Maryann Keller, a former auto analyst, notes that, historically, GM hasn’t invested in root-cause analysis. ” But although changing a corporate culture is hard, it is not impossible with the right leadership. So it had to use the washer fluid itself to cool down.”

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8