Topic: Tom Davenport

Attention Must Be Paid II

BY Bill Jensen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Nov 10, 2003 at 2:47 PM

Thanks Heath...I was about to cite the same article. In an attempt to keep a complicated subject simple(!), there are really just two dimensions to this week's topic of simplicity and doing less so you can accomplish ...READ»

ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFFS | 2 comments

“Fairness” of Flexible Alternatives to Layoffs

BY Cali Yost
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Professor Tom Davenport of Babson College recently wrote an interesting post on blogs.harvardbusiness.org entitled, “Is Forced Time Off Fair?” He challenges the “fairness” of flexible labor cost savings strategies such as ...READ»

EMPLOYEE RETENTION | 6 comments

Death to the Cubicle!

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 59
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Want some quiet time? If you work in a cubicle, forget it. Those low walls are great for spontaneous collaboration, but also for spontaneous interruption. Here, a view to something better.READ»

DESIGN IN BUSINESS | Comment

Revisiting the New Economy

BY John A. Byrne
Relevancy Score: 23
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

INNOVATION | 3 comments

Six Sigma and innovation culture

BY Richard Watson
Relevancy Score: 23
Sun Dec 2, 2007 at 6:40 PM

There was an interesting story in Business Week a little while ago about 3M hiring a CEO called James McNerney, who imported the ‘Six Sigma’ process from his old employer, General Electric. Nothing remarkable about that you might ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 5 comments

A Brief History of Our Time

BY Keith H. Hammonds
Relevancy Score: 15
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:08 AM

Offices in closets and homemade lasagna are just some of the highlights from Fast Company's formative years, as told by founding editors Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, and others who were there at the beginning.READ»