Epicflow

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here’s an overview of the main principles of this approach: Muda: aims to streamline project workflow by eliminating waste, e.g., overproduction, excess inventory, idle time, and product defects; Value Stream Mapping (VSM): visualizes the full process of value delivery (e.g.,

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Epicflow

JULY 27, 2022

Increasing employee productivity is a hot topic in every business environment today. What Affects Employee Productivity? There are plenty of factors impacting people’s productivity – from proper workflow organization to employees’ lifestyle and health condition. Company culture . Let’s figure it out in the article. .

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The customers are moving away from the company's products. However, blaming doesn't create an effective culture. That's why it's worth discussing the role congruence plays in your culture. What Role Does Congruence Play in Your Culture? I've said that culture is: What we can discuss. Layoffs loom. What can you do?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2021

As I've been speaking about the Modern Management Made Easy books, people ask these questions: We're pretty good with our agile approach. When people learn more, they become more valuable to their team, the project, the product, and the company. I like to think of all deliverables as products. UI people help design the product.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Today is an interesting book review on Start-Up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer. This book is a fantastic summary of creative ideas, innovations, startup and entrepreneurial genius that have been churned up by Israel. 3 INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS. Buckle up for an exciting ride into Israel’s entrepreneurial history!

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Effective Managers

JANUARY 14, 2021

With that in mind, we wanted to talk more about accountability and how you can create a culture of accountability at your organization. The Importance of Having a Culture of Accountability at Work. A culture of accountability can create positivity, engagement, and productivity among the workforce. But how do you build it?

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Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2018

As a Bersin report pointed out: “The single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization’s learning culture.” Here are four science-based recommendations to help you create a learning culture on your team or in your organization: Reward continuous learning. ” You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

Relationship-heavy cultures are marked by inclusion, personal connection, and relationship-based decision making. While these are often productive, energizing places to work, there are downsides. Researcher, consultant, and author Pam Heim has studied gender differences and has published her findings in several books.

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Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

As a world-renowned economic theorist and thought leader, White was also a prolific writer with over 100 published books and papers to his name. Though antitrust remains Bates White’s largest practice area, the firm is recognized as an expert in environmental product liability, healthcare and life sciences, energy, and finance.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2022

” “Each resource has at least two projects so they stay productive and efficient.” ” These managers have created a resource efficiency culture, not a flow efficiency culture, as in the image above. In contrast, a flow efficiency culture watches the flow of the work. What does your culture value?

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Our awesome intern Preeti is back to bring you her unbiased review of a very unique book: The Ultimate Question 2.0 – How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer Driven World , authored by Fred Reichheld (from Bain and Co.). INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS. I mentioned earlier that this book is a 300-page article on NPS.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . At Bridgespan, employees have access to training and mentorship opportunities to help push them forward – but Bridgespan skimps on this a bit, because they expect employees to come in already highly-trained, and motivated by the mission of the work more than the culture of the workplace. .

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. Increasing Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement. Most notably, companies foster toxic workplaces that derail employee productivity. A true story that demonstrates cultures that are top down driven and intimidating. And must be paid well.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results,” the subject of much of this “New World of Work” interview. His big idea is that “geeks” have created not only the technology that’s driving our future but also a management approach that defines contemporary corporate excellence.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 14, 2016

———— History & Culture. Today, Amazon sells everything under the sun, has its own TV streaming service, has cornered the e-book market with Kindle, groceries with AmazonFresh and more. Starbucks Jobs and Culture. The post Job Hub: Amazon Jobs and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 13, 2025

As Professor Carol Dweck says in her book, Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential , Those concrete plans – plans you can visualize – about WHEN, WHERE and HOW you are going to do something lead to really high levels of follow-through, which of course, ups the chances of success (p.238).

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Retail & Consumer Products. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. As we mentioned earlier, FTI’s stated corporate culture is one of a meritocracy – strong employees are promoted when they are ready and not on the basis of length of service. Government & Public Contracts.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Consumer Products. ALIXPARTNERS CULTURE . If you’re looking for help on getting up to speed for that daunting AlixPartners interview, book an interview prep session here and we’ll be glad to help you. The post AlixPartners Interviews and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted. Turnaround & Restructuring.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. Marc Consentino in his book Case In Point suggests the following possible actions for a company turnaround. What strategy can be implemented to save the company?

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 9, 2024

I was on the Agile Uprising podcast this past Sunday, discussing my most recent book. Agility requires a cultural change. And the people in teams cannot lead that organizational cultural change. Every team has options for how they can create more agility, even if the organizational culture cannot change. See (and hear!):

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 4, 2021

Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. They create winning cultures through authenticity, teamwork, and personal development. Pulling It All Together.

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On the Brink Podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Can you build better businesses by creating positive cultures in which people can work with joy instead of dread? That's the premise of Marcella Bremer's book, Deve loping a Positive Culture where People and Performance Thrive , which focuses on helping organizations achieve more effective, productive cultures.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 15, 2018

This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager. Building A Business on Cross-Cultural Communications. It all came together during a conversation with a previous competitor.

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Epicflow

MAY 31, 2022

Changes to a developed product. Changes to a developed product are inevitable, however, they turn into challenges when they get out of control and there are several sources of truth. To learn more about Epicflow’s capabilities and our approach to multi-project management, book a call with our experts.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In the research for my book, Simply Brilliant , I spent time with lots of leaders with big ideas about the future. Indeed, I’m not sure I’ve met a CEO who has made learning more central to the corporate culture than Ridge has, or has found more ways to develop a thirst for learning among his colleagues.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON CULTURE . Booz Allen Hamilton Books. The post Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted. Organization & Strategy. Scientific Innovation. Supply Chain & Logistics. Systems Engineering & Integration. CAPABILITIES. Management Consulting. Engineering .

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We hear about agile teams, in the form of product or feature teams. Then he said, “I miss the team-based problem solving I did with colleagues back when I was on a product team. ” We’re accustomed to product or feature times. The managers also learned that some teams had overloaded product people.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This story exemplifies one type of empathic design, namely by a user-designer who combines deep knowledge of product use with the ability to foresee new possibilities for it. By the time she was interviewed by the clients, she was so up to speed on the religion that they suggested, only half-jokingly, that she could teach Hebrew school.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

The true cost to business can be far greater, thanks to low productivity across organizations, high turnover, and the loss of the most capable talent. In our book Time, Talent and Energy , we note that when employees aren’t as productive as they could be, it’s usually the organization, not its employees, that is to blame.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

Or, that someone is supposed to estimate ROI when no one has done any small experiments to see if anyone would buy/use this product/feature. I always estimate how long my books take. I'm still experimenting with my book writing to make it faster.). On this project, the team looks ahead for the product strategy.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We would reward managers by their span of service instead of control, part 3 , stop organizing by function, and move to something that looks like a product-based organization? If you’re wondering, this is how I write books. That culture helps managers learn how to serve the people and the products.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 6, 2020

We change the process and we change the product. Do you value quality in your products? ” I have yet to see mandates like this work for culture change. You won't get culture change. You might like to read How to Hire for Cultural Fit Without Becoming Insular and Mediocre or Hiring Geeks That Fit.).

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. And, if you look at other country's cultures , you can see the US might rank the highest on Individualism. See Book 2 for what you can do about that myth.).

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 9, 2021

Worse, when we reward individual achievements we prevent an agile culture. That's because agile teams learn together as they create the product. I think, in terms of the Modern Management Made Easy books, these behaviors support how a team can work for an overarching goal. We need career ladders that reward working together.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I took an opportunity to write a new book this year, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer. That book satisfied one of my business goals: to write more useful books. That book was on my options list, but I had not planned to write that book this year. I'm now able to finish the consulting book.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2019

Too many people have not read a single book, a blog post, nothing. If only teams needed to be “agile,” we could solve most of the problems with late and problem-ridden projects/products. I would love to take shortcuts to my writing and not have to read all the books I read to prepare my writing. Let's discuss why.

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