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    Compensation Strategies

    A Well-Designed Pay-for-Performance Model Drives Change

    Oct. 8, 2024
    Regular feedback discussions between employees and managers set the foundation for employee development, commitment and satisfaction.
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    Companies & Executives

    3M Could Sell ‘Commodity-Like’ Units, New CEO Says

    Sept. 13, 2024
    “Should we be in businesses where technology doesn’t drive differentiation?” Bill Brown said at a Morgan Stanley conference.
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    Emerging Technologies

    What’s the Best Way to Bring AI Into Engineering?

    Aug. 26, 2024
    Not all use cases are created equal.
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    Automation

    Productivity Is the Ultimate Test for Automation

    Aug. 22, 2024
    The most successful initiatives today focus not on cost-cutting but on optimizing production with operators fluent in the technology.
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    Lessons Learned
    Strategic Planning & Execution

    7 Lessons for Sustainability Leaders from Failed Digital Initiatives

    Aug. 21, 2024
    One high-level business undertaking holds teachings for another.

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