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1:1 Executive Coaching Program – Now Open for Enrollment

Six Disciplines

Unlike most strategic planning models/frameworks that can be daunting, the Six Disciplines methodology is practical and pragmatic. Feliciano, Senior Managing Consultant / Strategy & Change Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at IBM Global Business Services - Strategy & Change. ” ~ D.

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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

Carnival of Human Resources or Leadership Development Carnival ) in that it features a collection of blog posts from various authors that relate to given subject matter.  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you.  Enjoy!   Ready to improve your management skills? .

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 1 of 7

Strategy Driven

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. So where Ford incorporated everything into one integrated mega-plant, Ohno designed operations for a network of factories. Complimentary Resource – Shifting the Focus for Profitability.

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Avoid the Improvement Hype Cycle

Harvard Business Review

Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) They then asked two key questions: "What were the patterns of previous continuous improvement attempts?" By all means, choose a name and stick with it.

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Can Anyone Stop Amazon from Winning the Industrial Internet?

Harvard Business Review

But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents? It would be very hard for Amazon or Google to guarantee customer outcomes and take risks with businesses whose operations they know little about. Ford or Tesla? Rolls Royce or IBM?

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Three Examples of New Process Strategy

Harvard Business Review

This is to say that you don't have to wait until the end of the decade for some breakthrough technology to emerge; it's already here, albeit in bits and pieces. They stand on the shoulders of the methods of "Process Strategy 1.0": Lean , Six Sigma , and Business Reengineering. Let's explore what Process Strategy 2.0

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? Though technology would have allowed for a significantly virtual enterprise, it was important to Ruh to have a physical building where people could actually be located together. ” Integrating with the Mother Ship.