The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In the early 1900s, Frederick Taylor, used “Scientific Management” principles to make the new production lines more efficient. Workers became cogs in the machine; shut off their minds, shut their mouths, and did what engineers and managers told them to do. They had a massive turnover problem.

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McGregor Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 101

HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

More than a hundred years ago, Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management laid the foundations for modern human resource management. For workers, AI and ML can help amplify productivity by taking on mundane data entry tasks so that employees can focus on more creative and high-value work. AI & Machine Learning.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The shift marks a significant move away from Henri Fayol's autocratic “command-and-control” type management theories and methodologies which have been in vogue since the early 1900s. In tandem, the new leadership styles are also able to generate much-needed boosts to productivity levels yielding better corporate results.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Organizations deploy automation technologies as the primary resource in their Business Process Management. Gone are the days were BPO meant Business Process Outsourcing, with Robotic Process Automation technology fueling new millennium enterprises, BPO has taken on a new meaning, Business Process Optimization. Process Automaton.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

.” The anecdote was too delicious to ignore, seeming to capture all we (think we) know about Zuckerberg—his casual brilliance, his intense competitiveness, his hyper-rational faith in technology, and the polarizing effect of his compelling software. It went viral. It’s the one that they believe. There is No Team Machine.

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Drucker Mayo Technology Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. In addition to improved product quality and delivery times, the lean approach has been linked to improved terms of employment. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies.

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