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The key to becoming a learning organization

Asamby Consulting

If know-how is constantly added to the organization's collective memory, it can improve effortlessly over time High autonomy. If the organization is self-learning, there's no external driver necessary to push trough process improvements etc. A good examples is really every process improvement. Nobody likes to fail.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

While America has continued leading the world in terms of investment in basic science research, it has lost the ability to do the kinds of process improvements that are essential for innovation. When it comes to manufacturing, the country has lost the capacity for “learning by doing.” simply couldn’t provide.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Turn Mediocre Jobs into Good Ones

Harvard Business

For example: Constant display changes that take hours to set up and break down — hours that could have been spent on much-higher-value work like helping customers and trying out process improvements. Career paths. Today’s take-home is important to workers — but so is tomorrow’s.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Make small adjustments to your environment, and look for ways to enhance your job description. This made me more people-focused than process-focused, but it allowed for process improvements in the best way possible, by enabling people to excel.” Put all your eggs in your professional basket.

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Can Employees Really Speak Up Without Retribution?

Harvard Business

Thus not surprisingly, lots of leaders say they want to encourage their employees to speak freely, whether it’s by offering creative new ideas, identifying process improvements, or even calling out unethical behavior. But several studies suggest that leaders often undermine their own efforts to get employees to speak up.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Failing teams reinforce three inter-related issues: Only 15% of employees are engaged, based on employee engagement studies. Over 80% of managers fail according to leadership derailment studies. Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. You become a proven performer.