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    The Hidden Cost of Measuring the Wrong Things

    The Hidden Cost of Measuring the Wrong Things There is an old management saying: “What gets measured gets managed.” I think that’s only half right. What gets measured…

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    Operations

    The Hidden Cost of Good Intentions

    Very few employees come to work in the morning thinking, “How badly can I screw things up today?” Most people come to work intending to do a good…

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    The Hidden Cost of Duplicate Work

    The Hidden Cost of Duplicate Work Back in the 1990s, I was the Quality Assurance Manager for a large canning company. I remember trying to explain something to…

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    The Hidden Cost of Poor Data

    Most organizations know when they have a staffing problem. They know when they have a funding problem. They know when demand exceeds capacity. But there is another problem…

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