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How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer

Harvard Business

” Databases and job search websites, such as Glassdoor, Indeed, Ladders, and Salary.com are a good starting point, but Lees recommends talking to recruiters and headhunters and others in the industry. “Also, look at what you will be doing, what success looks like, and what benchmarks you’ll be judged against,” he says.

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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. The simple exercise of focused observation will help you see the waste. Obsess over quality.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

For example, internet-of-things sensor applications are envisioned to deliver a wide range of services , from smart water to industrial controls to e-health. To set an aspirational but realistic target, we created a benchmark that combines the best attributes of these advanced digital nations. trillion by 2020, and $3.5