This paper addresses issues met when designing, implementing, using and continuously updating performance measurement systems in manufacturing companies. The paper develops, from theory, a framework for analysing the implementation of a performance measurement system and uses this framework to...

1. Why is talent management so important for business? -- 2. How does my organisation compete? -- 3. What sort of talent do we need? -- 4. Which roles are strategically important and require top talent? -- 5. How can the organisation attract enough of the right sort of talent? -- 6. How can you...

Over the past decade, the establishment and growth of quality awards has stimulated organizational self‐assessment using the award models. Four new methods developed from fieldwork in the UK can be used not only to support the gathering of data required by the models, but also in stand‐alone...

Dr W.A. Shewhart, “founder” of the modern quality movement and inventor of the control chart, was greatly influenced by the pragmatist philosopher, C.I. Lewis. However, Lewis's influence is less clear. Shewhart did not refer to Lewis in his 1931 book and it was not until the 1939 publication...

Re-energizing The Corporation is built on the groundbreaking 3e leadership model which makes sense of the three Es of Envisioning, Engaging and Executing. By understanding and following the model, you will be able to create compelling pictures of the future of your organization; build a...