Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Managers still assume that stability is the normal state of affairs and change is the unusual state (a point I particularly challenge in The End of Competitive Advantage ). Organizations still emphasize exploitation of existing advantages , driving a short-term orientation that many bemoan. Operations Organizational culture'

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Early in the twentieth century Henri Fayol identified the job of managers as to plan, organize, command, coordinate, and control. The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. Management by Objectives (MBO) became the height of corporate fashion in the late 1950s.

Agility 15

Agility Planning Fayol Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

End the practice of awarding business on the basis of price tag alone; instead, try a long-term relationship based on established loyalty and trust. Many management thinkers have built upon Deming’s philosophy, yet his core message seems lost to time. Build quality into a product throughout production.

Deming 11

Deming Management Senge Taylorism 11