US productivity slips for first time in three decades

“Last year it looked like we were entering into a productivity crisis: now we are right in it,” said Bart van Ark, the Conference Board’s chief economist. “Companies really need to invest seriously in innovation. It is time for companies to move on the productivity agenda to turn this story around.” Unless the rate of…

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The challenge of organizational change

Collegues at McKinsey remember the challenge of organizational change and technics to improve its results. “Large-scale organizational change has always been difficult, and there’s no shortage of research showing that a majority of transformations continue to fail. Today’s dynamic environment adds an extra level of urgency and complexity. Companies must increasingly react to sudden shifts…

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Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs)

Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs): document the steps of key processes to help ensure consistent and quality output. Very useful to train actual and new employees. Each company should have its own SOP, reflecting its specific culture and know-how. And it should be simple and actualized. At REGENERING, usually we include the SOP inside an Operational…

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What are the 21st-century skills every student needs?

“An analysis of 213 studies showed that students who received SEL instruction had achievement scores that averaged 11 percentile points higher than those who did not. And SEL potentially leads to long-term benefits such as higher rates of employment and educational fulfillment. Good leadership skills as well as curiosity are also important for students to…

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