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Impact-Based Corporate Training Design

LSA Global

And yet far too many businesses invest in corporate training without meaningful or agreed-upon success metrics. Give learners an opportunity to review in their minds what they learned, what difference it could make in how they perform their job, and what changes they need to make in the way they operate.

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Call Length Is the Worst Way to Measure Customer Service

Harvard Business

Practitioners and pundits alike have long debated which metric is best for assessing the performance of a service organization. It’s not surprising that the metric figures prominently on a service rep’s scorecard. Why is average handle time such a bad metric for service? Related Video. AHT is a culture killer.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Our research into over 20,000 workers of all skill levels across U.S. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely.

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Digital Leadership Is Not an Optional Part of Being a CEO

Harvard Business

While these are all sound ideas, our research shows that something more fundamental is at play. Our research, which we call the “digital DNA,” identified 23 new management practices CEOs should consider, focusing on empowerment, experimentation, collaboration, data, and speed. And their CEOs are leading the charge.

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Tronc’s Data Delusion

Harvard Business

While technology can certainly improve operational performance, the idea that it can replace a sound strategy is a dangerous delusion. Tronc investor Patrick Soon-Shiong also asserts that the technology will allow the company to make thousands of videos a day. Managing for Metrics Rather than Mission. The Downside of Data.

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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. Establishing appropriate performance metrics and assigning attribution. Be prepared to revise metrics as the center evolves and celebrate small wins. Challenges.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business

As Noam Scheiber writes in the Times article, “Employing hundreds of social scientists and data scientists, Uber has experimented with video game techniques, graphics and noncash rewards of little value that can prod drivers into working longer and harder — and sometimes at hours and locations that are less lucrative for them.”