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Several studies suggest that something similar is happening outside manufacturing: Americans are spending more time at work than they did 20 years ago. Executives and lawyers boast of 80 hour weeks. On holiday, they seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sun-lounge...
Last but not least, it focuses on the candidate’s achievements. Add a “key achievement” subsection for an impressive CV, just like the candidate above did. Then, include numbers. Don’t say you “significantly increased sales.” Say how much precisely. Numbers pop! Crafting an effective C...
ERIC MILLER, VP OF GLOBAL TALENT ACQUISITION, VIACOMCBS In the job description Miller is working on, the word “expert” is highlighted in light blue, to signify that it conveys a slightly masculine tone; swapping in “authority” makes the language more gender neutral. Loaded terms like “ag...
How long did the issue last? What effects did the issue have? Who, if anyone, was involved? 3. Identify the underlying causes After RCA team members review the evidence and clearly define the problem, they can consider the possible root cause or causes. They focus on why the defect happ...
Once you’re under way, you can’t expect that people will know what needs to be done at the last minute.”Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier reports, “We did tabletop exercises around critical risks, such as patients being hurt in clinical trials or by counterfeit ...
Production bugs can cause a team crisis if unplanned. Imagine the time-consuming chaos that occurs whenever a critical bug is reported. First, news of the bug reaches upper management and then explodes throughout the development team. The first question is always: How did testing miss it? This...
How Language Acquisition Works in School. Building language at home, she says, “evens the playing field” for young students across barriers of ability, language and access to resources, increasing “the chance that kids will be lifelong readers, writers and story builders.” ...
In the U.S., 30 percent of businesses report that a large portion of their customers come from referral apps like Yelp. According to a BCG survey of nearly 4,800 small businesses, companies that had a Yelp profile but did not advertise on the site nevertheless reported generating incremental...
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