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Time management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity. Poor time management can be related… Top 4 Time Wasters Identified and Ways to Increase Productivity
Editor’s Note: The author, Davina Stanley, is a Corporate Communications expert with several decades of experience from McKinsey. Her firm is also an author on Flevy, specializing in business frameworks on various communications topics. You can… The Art of Communicating Complexity
Editor’s Note: Vishnu Rayapeddi is a recognized pioneer of Lean Management and founder of Productivity Solutions. You can view all of his Supply Chain training materials on Flevy here. * * * * For accountants “inventory… Inventory Management. How to Do It Right.
A couple decades ago, back in 1992, W. Warner Burke and George Litwan collated a number of organizational change models into one holistic view of how organizational structure and design affects change. With this research, Burke… What Factors Truly Drive Change?
Editor’s Note: Vishnu Rayapeddi is a recognized pioneer of Lean Management and founder of Productivity Solutions. For a more in-depth discussion on this topic, take a look at this 118-slide training course. You can… Lean Thinking for the Office and Admin Areas
This is an exhaustive list of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for a Manufacturing Operations Manager. These KPIs are aligned with Lean initiatives–specifically, Cultural Transformation, Continuous Improvement, elimination of all Wastes, associates becoming process and problem… Do You Know All the KPIs for a Manufacturing Operations Manager?
Benchmarking is a very powerful tool many organizations use to not only measure and gauge their performance against competition, but also to push themselves to be best-in-class. Benchmarking is a source of Competitive Advantage and… Benchmarking Basics. What Is It and How Do You Do It?
Editor’s Note: Vishnu Rayapeddi is a recognized pioneer of Lean Management and founder of Productivity Solutions. You can view all of his Supply Chain training materials on Flevy here. * * * * Supply chain strategy.… Do You Have a Real Supply Chain Strategy?
Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or IT security, is security applied to computing devices such as computers and smartphones, as well as computer networks such as private and public networks, including the whole Internet.… Isn’t It Time to Think about Cybersecurity?
A few years ago, Kaggle, an online community of data scientists, posted a problem that was sponsored by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the UK’s Royal Astronomical Society. These agencies needed a new… The “Secret Sauce” of Creativity and Innovation
I have been meaning to tackle this issue for some while now, because I have to admit that I do not fully comprehend the concept “organisational culture change,” so I am using it as a… Organizational Culture Change: What Is It Exactly and Why Is It So Difficult?
While it’s always preferable to solve a customer’s problem first with automation, which means less friction for the customer and less cost for the company, the fact is that most companies’ self-service offerings are nowhere… Three Smart Ideas for Handling Customer Service Exceptions