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#150 – DO YOUR KPI’S ADVERSELY IMPACT RELIABILITY – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC FredKey performance indicators (KPIs) are measurable values related to essential business objectives. A KPI provides a means to monitor the performance of a specific function.

In larger organizations, with sales & marketing, research & development, operations, supply chain, and other teams working to bring products to market, each department has a specific role. For example, the sales team engages with potential customers to assist with the customer’s purchase decision. The organization and the sales team may want to focus on sales growth or average profit margin as KPIs. Continue reading →

#150 – CSR THE NEW WAY … WAS I WRONG? – DR. MICHAEL HOPKINS

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AAA HOPKINS… in Europe and, as we can see, in the US too. Entirely false promises are being made, but this is a fantasy that comforts many. It is a fantasy of withdrawal from a globalised world, stopping the free movement of people and labour.  The real challenge for anyone vaguely liberal/left is to counter this, not with some old-school internationalist vision, but with something that is both local and modern, that accepts there is anxiety instead of telling people they are simply wrong and stupid to feel it, or that it is some kind of false consciousness.
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#149 – MINIMIZING CAREER PATH RISK – JOHN AYERS

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AAASome people say take what you love in college. Problem is, not too many high school seniors know what they love. Others say college should be an intellectual journey. Problem is many degrees will not prepare you for the real world in terms of making a good living. I believe college is to prepare you for a career which can support you and a family down the road. If important, intellectual studies can take place outside of work using the internet. Continue reading →

#149 – WORKING IT (FREE REVIEW BOOK) – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg HutchinsThis book is my story and in many ways may become the story of your work, career, and job. So, pay heed.   Understand the conventional rules and challenge/hack the rules described in Working It: The Rules Have Changed.

Freemiums:
1.  At the end of this article, we share how you can get a free review copy of the 200 page book.
2.  Visit WorkingIt.com for additional fun and insights on work. Continue reading →

#149 – THE BIG SHORT: COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN? – ANNETTE DAVISON

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AAA&Risk as a term, is often used or perceived as being synonymous with defence. Being defensive is not a bad thing – but being solely defensive, means your organisation may be missing opportunities. Events of recent times, global financial crisis (GFC) and others, have shown that the historical approaches to governance oversight have not worked. Key points arising from the inquiry into the GFC included:

  • Widespread failure in regulation
  • Breakdowns in corporate governance
  • Policymakers lacked a full understanding of the system they oversaw
  • Systemic breaches of accountability and ethics

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