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Transform Business Operations with Process Mining

Harvard Business

The most effective companies we interviewed use process mining to generate operational insights at scale, identify process inefficiencies, define targeted actions, and measure process improvements — all of which lead to value realization.

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The key to becoming a learning organization

Asamby Consulting

This article explains what a learning organization is, why it is beneficial and how to become one. What is a learning organization A learning organization is any organization that has a structured process in place to constantly make knowledge in people's heads available to the organization. Every CEO wants a learning organization.

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How People Analytics Can Help You Change Process, Culture, and Strategy

Harvard Business

The transformation office approached the country finance leaders with their findings and made them partners in process improvement for the rest of the subsidiaries. In bottoms-up cultural transformation initiatives, the how things are done is equally or more important than what is done.

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Texas Energy Screw-up and Small Business Impairments

Martinka Consulting

I read two long articles, one in the Seattle Times and the other in the Wall Street Journal. Have a list of tactics, whether it’s for growth, margin improvement, expense reduction, process improvement, an improved culture, or something else. Know what you are going to do. Get into the details.

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CC’ing the Boss on Email Makes Employees Feel Less Trusted

Harvard Business

To make matters worse, my findings indicated that when the supervisor was copied in often, employees felt less trusted, and this feeling automatically led them to infer that the organizational culture must be low in trust overall, fostering a culture of fear and low psychological safety.

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Can Employees Really Speak Up Without Retribution?

Harvard Business

Thus not surprisingly, lots of leaders say they want to encourage their employees to speak freely, whether it’s by offering creative new ideas, identifying process improvements, or even calling out unethical behavior. Finally, be aware of cultural differences. Of course, cultural differences in building trust also exist.

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Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger

Harvard Business

It’s also important to explain the changes that would have happened anyway — for example, process improvements, strategic shifts in the market, and realignment of structures — regardless of what is happening due to the integration process. Don’t neglect your culture. Create a dedicated deal team.