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Good Business Management Practices

cost for the company. This is also true when
speaking of individual goals, corporate goals
and a company’s strategy. All three must be
aligned or it will result in a huge waste of
company resources. This continuous
improvement must have measurables
associated with the plan. We all need a report
card to know how we are really doing.

6. Factual approach to decision making. Just
the facts! In order to make informed decisions,
a company must use, analyze and share the
data it gathers. It is important that opinions not
be the basis of decision making; although in
reality, sometimes opinions are all you have
available to you. Share the information with
everyone involved and you will:
• Get better decision-making by involving the
TEAM
• Change opinions based on facts
• Question if the decision is really going to
help the customer
• Challenge yourself and each other, and
challenge the final decision

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