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

Harvard Business

They discovered that one country was 16% percent more efficient than the average of the rest of the countries: they got the same results in 71 fewer person-hours per month and with 40 fewer people involved each month. In bottoms-up cultural transformation initiatives, the how things are done is equally or more important than what is done.

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What the Companies on the Right Side of the Digital Business Divide Have in Common

Harvard Business

While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. Within the core business, digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way Honeywell creates and captures value for its industrial customers through new efficiencies and services that unlock new value.

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A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales

Harvard Business

Based on this finding, we initiated a program to coach our sales teams to focus on efficiently building and growing their internal and external networks. This and other findings encouraged our sales leaders to revamp internal business processes such as business reviews and forecasting meetings to be more efficient.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

Consider how Nest is networking its thermostats, smoke alarms, and cameras to create home security solutions, or how Caterpillar and GE are each networking their equipment and engines to save millions in maintenance costs. The internet of things is not just about making products smarter; it’s about connecting them to each other.

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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. 15th IRNOP Conference June, 11-14, Stockholm, Sweden IRNOP annual conference brings together scholars who have a background in business, engineering, economics, etc.

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The 6 Ways Business Leaders Talk About Sustainability

Harvard Business

For example, in the 1990s, leading businesses like 3M adopted concepts like eco-efficiency, focusing on saving and making money through the better management of materials, energy and waste. Today, we see growing interest in new business benchmarks and in potential breakthrough materials and forms of energy.