communication

  • How Do You Make Data-Driven Decisions for Manufacturing?

    • October 28, 2020
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Business, Manufacturing, Measurement
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    A row of car doors in a factory. Being data-driven doesn't always mean ?????

    There’s a big push in a lot of different industries, especially in marketing, that they have become solely data-driven. They look at all their past performances and make decisions about new initiatives based on what their old efforts did. They either throw more resources at a flagging campaign (or product) or drop something that just

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  • The Importance of Direct Communication Between Management and Labor

    • July 12, 2017
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Management
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    If we'd had a coffee machine like this, everyone would want a key to the break room!

    A few weeks ago, I talked about how I was never afraid of unions when I was the president of Robroy Industries. That’s because as the person whose name appeared on everyone’s checks, I always reserved the right to direct communication with anyone, one-on-one, about any issue, whether it was a shared interest or something

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