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“Break the Mold” to Bring Breakthrough Improvement
At some point in your working life, you will likely ask yourself the following questions: Where will the next “Big Idea” for my business come from? How will it help my organization? What will its impact be on my organization’s future competitive position? To gain a competitive advantage, an…
Is Your Performance Improvement Keeping Up with Competition?
Your organization has made progress with its improvement efforts. It has met its stated performance goals. There are no significant issues standing in the way of meeting future improvement objectives. Under that scenario, you may think all is right with the world when it comes to your business.…
When Do You Know a Practice Is Truly ‘Best’?
Business practitioners often use the term “best practices” when discussing improvement initiatives. That term represents practices that, when adopted, will have a positive impact on business performance. But there is more to best practices. To move past the label, business leaders must answer…
The Cost of Not Knowing
Trustworthy information remains the critical element needed for good decision making. When it comes to improvement initiatives, many business leaders rely on a combination of facts and intuition to make the call on what will work. To strengthen the “facts” part of the equation, the source of…