Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. In foods, beverages, health, beauty, and apparel local variations really do matter. The team manages a shared agenda.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Why is one insurance company deep into an agile transformation while another is experimenting with it only at the edges of its business? An “operating model” — how a company organizes and manages its resources to achieve its strategic ambitions — is the bridge between strategy and execution.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

” Scholarly publications like the Journal of Management Studies put out calls for new research that could inspire enterprise-level change. It’s an apparel manufacturer called 99Degrees Custom. Perhaps my favorite example is the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge.

Apparel 30

Apparel Chemicals Journal Agile 30

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

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Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82