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The Manager’s Golden Rule: Make Production Goals Visible

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Humans aren’t always wired up to Get Things Done. In the swirl of daily life, we need a way to remember which things really matter.

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Developing People & Managing Performance… With Meetings? 

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Do team meetings “develop people” as well as 1-on-1 meetings? Opinions differ, as different managers approach “performance management” in their own way.

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What is a “Needs Assessment”?

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Almost every HR initiative begins with a Needs Assessment. One HR training specialist announced to a group of manufacturing Operations Managers, “Our most important deliverable to you is the Needs Assessment.” The Operations Managers hooted. “We don’t need your needs assessment! We just need you to train our operators to use the equipment without breaking […]

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