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Applying TQM Techniques To Sales

Putting the right sales people in the right sales jobs using measurable, predictable, and actionable productivity analytics technology. (more…)

Kryptonite And Criteria

Kryptonite and Criteria

The Fallacy of Setting Unrealistic Productivity Improvement Expectations

Kryptonite is a term often used synonymously with the Achilles’ heel, referring to the one weakness of an otherwise invulnerable hero or heroine – in its original case, this was Superman. Superman flourishes and displays superhuman strength and ability in the absence of Kryptonite. However, in its presence, Superman’s otherwise powerful self is reduced to a mere mortal. In similar vein, mediocre data that are used in an applied research project like a criterion validation study means death to an otherwise strong process.

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