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The VC Perspective with Burak Cendek

The Logistics of Logistics

Burak has worked with more than 200 entrepreneurs over the course of his career. High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI ) created Shift , the first dynamically priced insurance product that enables fleets to reduce the cost of their monthly premiums within their policy term.

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material. Now… reality is more subtle than this, of course.

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HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.

The Lean Thinker

” None of this, of course, had anything to do with what had triggered the tirade. As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. The very definition of kata implies a structure.

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Occupied vehicle booting: ‘No, it does not happen to cars’; More 10-4 voices

Overdrive Online

In this Overdrive Radio edition, readers offer some obvious-seeming advice: If you're at an open location with any no-parking sign within eyesight –- do the reasonable thing and get out and ask a question in-store before you make a $300 or more costly mistake.That only works to an extent, of course.

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Respect, Standards and Jidoka

The Lean Thinker

This definition, of course, leads to a question: “What is a standard?”. A problem is any deviation from the standard. More importantly, a deviation from the standard (1) forces people to improvise and (2) is an opportunity to learn. Probably the best explanation to date is in the research done by Steven Spear at Harvard.

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The Definition of Transparency

Blue Grace Logistics

As it is with most problems there is a lack of a clear and concise definition, according to an MIT study which conducted a survey of the apparel industry only to find wildly different results. Of course, there are also operational benefits to be had by utilizing a highly visible supply chain.

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Selling Courses Online With Teachable – Logistics Business Review

247 Customs Broker

The online course industry is definitely HUGE! And if you want to sell an online course, most people prefer to do it on a platform… The post Selling Courses Online With Teachable – Logistics Business Review appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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