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Tesla Shows How Traditional Business Metrics Are Outdated

Harvard Business

The Model 3 has mostly rave reviews and a multiyear waiting list, which is quite a feat, even for an industry leader like Musk. At the core of the confusion over a company like Tesla is that traditional business metrics are outdated and can create overconfidence or underestimation. Essentially, we need bifocals for business metrics.

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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

Based on a recent study by Global Industry Analysts , the global market for wearable medical devices is projected to eclipse $4.5 Based on a recent study by Global Industry Analysts , the global market for wearable medical devices is projected to eclipse $4.5 Global Industry Analysts, Inc. billion by 2020. billion by 2020.

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Casting a Wide Innovation Net

BCG

Article Thursday, January 12, 2017. This article is an excerpt from The Most Innovative Companies 2016: Getting Past “Not Invented Here,” (BCG report, January 2017). A few years ago, Brooks Automation, a leading supplier of equipment and components to the semiconductor industry, was seeking new revenue streams.

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It’s Time to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability

Harvard Business

Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. Many of them responded by including quality metrics in their compensation incentives. As any compensation consultant will tell you, comp plans can address only so many metrics. Despite conflicting messages about climate change from U.S.

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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

Evidence from workplace studies on the benefits of character suggests that leaders with high character scores outperform others on company performance metrics. Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Othman, R.

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How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned

Harvard Business

A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. Metrics that are reported daily, such as “units at capacity.” CAPTION TEXT HERE/Getty Images.

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Your Mobile Strategy Can’t Just Be About Phones

Harvard Business

.” Today, opportunities for mobile connection are everywhere: BI Intelligence predicts that 75% of all shipped cars will be connected by 2020, and IHS Markit predicts that 130 million smart home devices will be shipped worldwide in 2017. Make sure to use the right metrics when measuring success and identifying areas for growth.