Not A HIT
The healthcare industry may be experiencing an ongoing productivity paradox, mirroring earlier patterns in manufacturing and other industrial sectors.
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Clean Out The Queep
The Air Force has revoked more than 226 Air Force instructions deemed unnecessary or outdated over the past year as part of its ongoing effort to get rid of so-called “queep.”
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Being Too Simple Can Be A Good Thing
Yet Abt, on behalf of Carthage College, in Kenosha, Wis., has returns that beat Harvard ’s $37 billion endowment and most others. In the 10 years through the most recent college fiscal year, ended on June 30, 2017, the former beer company executive racked up...
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Shaping Priorities
“It’s almost like a dark state going on in Tallahassee,” said Rep. Carlos Trujillo, a Miami Republican and critic of the “culture of Tallahassee that compromises the process” because “priorities are shaped not on policy, but on relationships. Code of silence is breaking on Tallahassee’s...
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Refactoring Stream-Of-Thought Management
Refactoring not only helps improve the mechanical quality of code; it also helps you learn from your code. When refactoring, you converge on better models. Right now, your code works, but it may feel tense, even a bit brittle. Refactoring reveals the implicit model, which...
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Whatever Triggers Our Attention Go For It
[Anouk] Wipprecht finds that her keys to success are curiosity, being willing to work across disciplines, and having a clear mission. “Whatever triggers your attention, go for it,” she says. “A lot of engineers ask me,” ‘How do I do design?’ I say, just go...
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Productivity Lessons Learned From The 113th US Congress
Activity was what was important, it seemed, not productivity nor effectiveness. We can always tell the COO, CQO and CEO what a great focus we had on quality!
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It’s The Idea, Not The Money That Brings Success
In no case did we ever need more money for a project to succeed.
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Using Our WayBack Machine To Improve
It was, to put it mildly, a high-risk maneuver.
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Lessons Learned From Little Caesars – Small Changes Make A Difference
OMG, that's boring. Wouldn’t we rather be in a group and just argue over what would be the better way to improve?
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It Is A Great Idea But Is It Useful Now?
Ideas can become great ideas when they are applied at the right time and at the right place.
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When Product Success Is Bad For Project Management
Success can be a very bad thing and only perpetuate bad practices, until they finally eat out the soul of the company.
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ALWAYS Is Probably Not The Word We Want To Use
"I’ve ALWAYS found that the face-to-face relationship is far superior." Always?
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Can We Really Just Ignore The Small Stuff?
In the worst case I figured, I could always change them back to what they were. So I “fixed” them. Disaster?
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Inexperience Can Be Our Greatest Asset
Go for it. Your inexperience can be your greatest asset.
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