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Five Ways to Spur Lean in the Office

Markovitz Consulting

If meeting takt time is not an issue—for example, in closing the books at the end of the month— then measure and benchmark the time it takes to perform those tasks and challenge the team to figure out how to do them faster. How long does the item of work—an invoice, a customer order, an engineering change order, etc.—sit

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Consider GM as a case study. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. Do you want to benchmark your career with the habits of extraordinarily successful people? Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. Want to really advance your career?

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The event brings together experienced project management practitioners from various industries: finance, technology, pharma, telecommunications, engineering, and more. The conference’s agenda involves keynotes, presentations, case studies, and interviews with leading pharma experts dealing with project portfolio management.

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7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process

Harvard Business

“If we don’t see male kindergarten teachers or female engineers we don’t naturally associate women and men with those jobs, and we apply different standards” when hiring, promoting and evaluating job performance. Case Study #1: Work to understand biases and set diversity goals.