PERFORMANCE standards

PERFORMANCE standards

 
Encouraging the Heart Kouzes, James M. | Posner, Barry Z. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2003 Leadership, Management

For more than two decades, James Kouzes and Barry Posner have studied leaders and behaviors that lead to achieving extraordinary results. They discovered that one of the most important leadership practices is...

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Lead with Your Customer Kober, J. Jeff | Jones, Mark David ASTD Press , 2010 Customer Focus

In Lead with Your Customer, Mark David Jones and J. Jeff Kober offer the World-Class Excellence Model as a means to integrate a dual approach of engaging employees internally and customers externally...

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The New Human Capital Strategy Hall, Ph.D., Bradley W. AMACOM , 2008 Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Bradley W. Hall identifies many problems with the current approach to talent management: no one is accountable; programs are emphasized over systems; and the existing Human Resources model is egalitarian, even though...

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Coming to Public Judgment Yankelovich, Daniel Syracuse University Press , 1991 Global Business

Quality judgments are commonplace in America-standards of excellence exist for everything from surgery to movies. Despite the fact that Americans hold opinions on almost every subject, whether they know anything about...

 
 
Critical SHIFT Silverman, Lori L. | Propst, Annabeth L. ASQ Quality Press , 1999 Innovation, Management, Productivity

According to Lori L. Silverman and Annabeth L. Propst, the concept of quality, as used within the context of "total quality management," has fallen out of favor. However, it is not "dead" but is being replaced by...

 
 
The Lean Enterprise Dimancescu, Dan | Hines, Peter | Rich, Nick Amacom , 1997 Customer Focus

In business, change is always present. What worked yesterday no longer works today. Customers are more demanding, competitors are more competitive, and new markets and new competitors are emerging globally. Thus,...

 
 
The Professional's Guide to Working Smarter Henry, Lauchland A. Burrill-Ellsworth Associates, Inc. , 1989 Personal Growth, Productivity

Success traditionally goes to those who set goals, make plans to achieve them, and carry out those plans. Individuals who have problems achieving usually plan or execute poorly. 1. Self-Evaluation will indicate where...

 
 
Talent Is Never Enough Maxwell, John C. Thomas Nelson Inc. , 2007 Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

We frequently attribute great accomplishments to great talent. However, if success depends on talent alone, then why do we all know talented people who are not successful? In Talent Is Never Enough,...

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The Shift Davis, Scott M. | Kotler, Philip Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Marketing

In the past, marketing was viewed as a function that simply provided sales support. However, marketing has now become a strategic growth driver and is essential in communicating customer insights throughout the company...

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The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies Sheth, Jagdish N. Pearson Education, Inc. , 2007 Management

In The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies, Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth looks at success in business, through the lens of habit, to provide important insights into how “success courts its own demise.”...