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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 2)

Markovitz Consulting

If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good. But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. It read the increased sales as a sign that consumers had started to like green cars, and ramped up production.

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. Operational and financial improvements are rapid, dramatic, and lasting. But by definition they’re episodic (every 2 weeks? every month?)

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10 Must Read Books for a Business Consultant

ConsultX

A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. By business owners, for business owners, Conquer the Chaos enables you to reevaluate your approach, revitalize your operations, and realize the freedom and success your hard work deserves.

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

Definitions. Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Kearney operates across 55 locations world wide. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting.

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The Decline of Yahoo in Its Own Words

Harvard Business

On Google’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2006 – more than a year before the iPhone was released and more than two years before the release of the first Android-operated smartphone – CEO Eric Schmidt went out of his way to talk about mobile. “Rather, Yahoo’s existing products didn’t work on mobile.”

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them.