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PERSPECTIVES
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Call the VSPA!
For the past few years, I have grown more upset at the amount of management system waste in today’s workplace. From a distance, it seems that managers only need the ability to sit in a chair, talk on the phone and type on the computer. As technology in hand-held form continues to work its way into organizations, this form of value stream pollution is becoming worse.
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Incentive compensation
The primary risk of incentive compensation programs centers on the consequences of not paying incentive compensation, especially when the reasons for failure are perceived to be outside of the staff members’ control. In our current economic situation, this outcome may occur regularly.
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Communicating change
Is it just me, or does everyone struggle with communicating effectively across the organization? Have you been asked to justify your performance improvement efforts and prove they have been worth the investment? Whether leading change or managing the psychological transition that accompanies a change event, communication can be a key to success or a contributor to failure.
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Overcoming barriers to collaboration
The world of Facebook has taught us that there’s a big difference between “liking” something and buying into it. Such is the case with supply chain collaboration, where two or more companies share certain warehousing, transportation and other supply chain operations for greater savings, sustainability and economies of scale. The concept is admired and respected, yet few companies seem to be participating.
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