Coaching Tip

APRIL 10, 2011

If you're having a hard time imagining what an education in entrepreneurship should include, allow me to prime the pump with some lessons I've learned along the way. But it's easy to learn how to do several different things fairly well. To succeed, first you must do something. Combine Skills. That's how value is created.

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Entrepreneur Class Banking Learning-by-Doing 105

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

2013 American Statistical Association (ASA) Deming Lecture: Industrial Statistics – Research vs Practice by Vijay Nair, University of Michigan. This presentation is focused statistical process control (SPC) and some emerging statistics issues in industry. In his talk Dr. Nair referenced the article, W. Austenfeld.

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Industry Deming Process Learning-by-Doing 28

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2016

I must say I have always thought assignable causes seems like a better name to me. One of my favorite statistical tools/strategies is Design of Experiments (DoE) (which my father, Bill Hunter, worked with a great deal) and Dr. Wu discusses the value of using this strategy. Dr. Wu also points out.

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Deming Quality Tools Process 28

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Using data to understand the system and validate our theories and successful improvements is an important part managing well. Creating a management system that aims to use data while focusing on continually improving is a great start. But getting data that helps can also be very challenging. There must be an understanding of variation.

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Health Care Deming Definition System 28

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. Your job is to figure out where the ball is. Your job is to figure out where the ball is. Imagine a billiard table.

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Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

Statistical context will matter more. At one community college, for example, a straightforward data-mining application allowed researchers to find "that by the eighth day of class they could predict, with 70 percent accuracy, whether a student would score a "C" or better." Judgment and personal experience will matter less.

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Career Company Human Capital Education 16

Miles Anthony Smith

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Unfortunately, a lot of these same people finally land their remote dream job , only to wonder what they were thinking. Unfortunately, a lot of these same people finally land their remote dream job , only to wonder what they were thinking. With so many of today's jobs being digital, working remotely is less and less a rarity.

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Project Team Management Environment 94

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

What did the winners do that losers didn’t? We’ll focus here on what the sales organization should be doing now to prepare for the next recession, with an eye toward using new digital tools. Digital tools and analytic techniques that have flourished in recent years can help make sure those basics are taken care of.

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Team Price B2B Tools 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

But most of it is about what to do over the long term — take up yoga, eat a healthy diet, keep a journal, or get more sleep. But what do you do when you’re overcome with stress in the moment — at your desk, say, or in a meeting? Here are some techniques to do just that. How can you regain control?

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Stress How To Real Estate Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

But most of it is about what to do over the long term — take up yoga, eat a healthy diet, keep a journal, or get more sleep. But what do you do when you’re overcome with stress in the moment — at your desk, say, or in a meeting? Here are some techniques to do just that. How can you regain control?

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Stress How To Real Estate Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The main strengths of my network as it exists today are: The main weaknesses of my network as it exists today are: What can a network do for you? In fact, few of us do. On a scale of one to five, how important is having a good network to your ability to accomplish your goals? Don’t worry about who they should be.

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How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2017

” Daniel (not his real name) was a VP human resource manager at a Fortune 500 company. Daniel’s conundrum is one many HR managers encounter in their organizations. Managers conduct annual performance reviews that they log in a centralized system. Design a more rigorous survey with better measures.

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Process Performance Review Analysis Survey 14

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It has called on us to learn to think better. In the list below, you will find resources to help you do just that—think better. All of the resources below are designed to help us think better and therefore perform better as leaders and guides. It has illuminated our strengths and exposed our vulnerabilities.

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Books Leadership Simon Learning-by-Doing 448