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Have you designed your change and project management capabilities?

Kates Kesler

Local (business unit and operational function) teams have embedded practitioners that know the work of the unit and can build local relationships. . Communities of practice develop common guidelines, methods, and processes to maintain a consistent quality standard and avoid duplication of efforts. METRICS/REWARDS . .

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met.

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The Central versus Decentral Dilemma: How the HR Practitioner can Facilitate a “Center-Led” Solution

Kates Kesler

The network is connected through lateral integrators such as communities of practice, shared metrics, or formal integrator roles. It typically is a set of roles at the center and dedicated or aligned roles in the operating units. We worked with a large oil and gas company with operations spread across North America. An Example.

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Why John Deere Measures Employee Morale Every Two Weeks

Harvard Business

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation. They do this with methods proven useful in accelerating software development, such as “ Agile ,” and which are increasingly being used for hardware product development, too.

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It’s Time for Companies to Be Strategic About Energy

Harvard Business

But to me, the most fascinating thing about the whole initiative is the organizational mindset shift it’s creating: a realization about the value of getting smarter about how — and where — operations use energy. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. This black box approach can’t last.

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How to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability

Harvard Business

The UN, for example, has outlined 17 broad Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. And at many companies, sustainability efforts are measured with well over 10 internal metrics. That doesn’t mean companies should abandon traditional strategies for reducing costs, mitigating risks, and preserving a “license to operate.”

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