In not applying a performance objective to fear and stress, many programs (including basic training and others) gave up a piece of what mattered most.

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Ethisphere's proprietary rating system, which it calls the Ethics Quotient, is based on a series of multiple-choice questions in a survey that is designed to capture a company's performance in an objective and standardized way.

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This application of indicators will last 36 months with the objective to verify the performance of those projects.

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Well, it is difficult to be objective about your own performance at the best of times, let alone when one is demonised by the media.

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In well-aligned companies, every business objective is measured quarterly and corresponding performance measurements cascaded down the organization.

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After avoiding triumphalism, the Tories' main objective was to show a sure touch on the economy, and here their performance was mixed.

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