Scheduling: The Key Driver of Process Innovation and Sustainable Improvement
In your search for process innovation that will drive sustainable performance improvement, scheduling your business may not be the first thing to come to mind — but it should be. Done right,
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Translating Organizational Alignment Into Consistent Execution
Costly alignment issues tend to reveal themselves at the point of execution, but the root causes can often be traced back to poor planning. Here’s an example of how this plays out Read More
Enabling Cultural Change Through Organizational Alignment
A myriad of research studies and our own observation has demonstrated that culture is critical to corporate performance. Understanding the importance of culture to performance is certainly not a recent area of Read More
Every manager’s above average
Lesson Learned #23 There is an interesting phenomenon called the “above-average effect” which is the tendency of most people to believe they are above average, despite the obvious math contradiction that introduces.
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Announcing Carpedia Capital’s Investment in G.W. Anglin Manufacturing
Carpedia Capital is pleased to announce its first investment transaction, following an extensive search and diligence process which culminated on November 1, 2011 with making a significant equity investment in the business of G.W.
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Questions & Answers on Active Management
We asked Jennifer Wright Fletcher, a Director at Carpedia ….How do you describe Active Management to the clients you work with? We discuss the concept that Active Management is a scheduled, one-on-one interaction
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What is Active Management anyways?
Active management is arguably the most important management behavior. It is the link between front-line workers and management and it is a critical behavior required to coordinate resources and execute plans. It is
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