Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The July 29, 2015 edition of the Wall Street Journal featured an article titled, “The Cost of Germany’s Graying Managers.” One example in the WSJ article was about Autohaus Ochs GmbH, a Volkswagen dealership. My final example (from the article) is about the Brockhaus Group. As dad coasted, competition raged.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2018

Role Models: shape the values, behavior, and culture of the organization. In turnaround situations, for example, the most important roles for the team often are Agenda Setters, Execution Drivers, and Architects (leading required organizational transformation). Talent Developers: attract, assess, develop, and retain talent.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

For the purposes of this article, I will describe the PARADE method from the perspective of the job-seeker. Option A was the best logical option, but it was also a tough sell, given the culture of the organization. Option B was 80% as good as Option A, but had no cultural resistance. A nticipated Consequence.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 6, 2015

On May 4, 2015 a Wall Street Journal article discussed the Japanese company Suntory and its 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam. Sears was in the headlines because they are running out of cash as their turnaround is failing. Hitting that goal won’t be easy. The above two paragraphs make my point about where was the common sense.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

Analysts say that Sears may still have time to stage a turnaround. Its brand still has clout; its name is as steeped in American culture as Coke and Levi’s. It should start with its internal culture. The company says it is taking action to ensure its future viability. So what should Sears do now?

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Does your culture enable problem-solving/exploration? You might measure success by asking yourself: How long does it take to respond to changing demands? How often do you release new products/services? How long does it take to bring those solutions to market? Do process improvements support strategic objectives?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

What she learned informed her strategy for the turnaround, which she then communicated through a series of town halls, roundtables, and memos. ” And she restored the company’s profitability — the turnaround was a success. “The response was overwhelming,” Mulcahy said. “Defection slowed to a trickle.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

Most of the LCPs we studied began with the task of ensuring the PE firm itself had the right talent, culture, and leadership, and then moved on to do the same for portfolio companies. A company turnaround focuses on costs and can often be done through financial reengineering and cost cutting measures.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

One effective way is to work on culture. Box 2 muscle requires a culture where honest Box 2 questions are encouraged. Looking at Nadella’s communications, you may consider what new narratives could you introduce to create a Box 2 culture in your company? Imagine Jack looking at your organization.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

A series of jarring experiences have taught you that: Your management authority is meaningless in a culture that worships engineers. Dense geographic concentrations in regions such as Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston and Bangalore foster even more cultural idiosyncrasies. Tech employees work long days and during weekends and holidays.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

Turnaround leaders pick up the pieces and make things right when a business or function is failing to perform. Even if you succeed in your functional or business roles over a long period, you won’t make it to the top team unless the cultural fit is right. Most companies have a distinct culture.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. That means that in this phase, PE firms also require expertise into leadership, talent, and organizational capabilities and culture.

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Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

Contrary to popular belief, cultivating a high-trust culture is not a “soft” skill — it’s a hard necessity. This clear manifestation of respect powers huge inflections in organizational culture. Put another way, it’s the foundational element of high-performing organizations. But he listened to them.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

An office environment reflects and reinforces a business’s core values, through the placement of different teams and functions and design elements that reflect culture, brand, and values. The scrappy functionality of the space culturally constrained their evolution from start-up to mature business.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. ” Sallstrom had a second reason for looking outside the company: He and Jacoby believed that only an infusion of fresh talent could transform Volvo’s culture into an entrepreneurial one. For years, Volvo was a brand stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

The Turnaround. In an increasingly globalized 21 st century world, organic wine had become a potent symbol of localized place and culture strongly tied to the past century. European legislation finally emerged for organic wine in 2012, allowing producers to add sulfites up to a certain maximum level.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Disclosure: Although Avaya currently has no ties with Innovators International, my interest in Avaya’s remarkable turnaround was initially kindled by the dozens of conversations I had with many people at Avaya when the company was a partner with our organization.). It takes a major cultural shift in the company.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Historically, the organization’s culture had been slow and unresponsive because decision making resided largely at the top. He redesigned the organization to create a culture where decision rights were more appropriately distributed to those lower in the organization who were better equipped to solve problems and direct resources.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. A recent Harvard Business Review article on hiring CEOs for PE-owned companies argued that “urgency outranks empathy.” That year TPG hired a new CEO, Andrew Hayek, to rebuild SCA. However, Hayek didn’t push training on them.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

This is confirmed by my follow-up interviews with these leaders, which revealed that these internal transitions can be every bit as tough as onboarding, involving combinations of promotions and moves to new units or new geographies, as well as dealing with different cultures and political networks.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Like any turnaround, there is no magic bullet — a series of remedial steps need to be taken. In this way, school leaders can create the right culture early on and ensure that poor behaviors never develop. So what did we find? Do create an “all through” school.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

You might have “realized the culture was wonderful and you miss it.” “There will be aspects of the culture and processes that are familiar, but don’t be disappointed if what you come back to is different from what you remember.” Here are some ideas. Reintroduce yourself. ” Onboard.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ambitious women may be hesitant to self-promote, driven more by a sense of purpose and a desire to contribute value and shape culture. Turnarounds play to many women’s strengths — particularly if they are challenge- and risk-seekers — including their desire to solve problems and make a difference.

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Asamby Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

This articles outlines how to build a company wiki: Understand if and why you need a wiki Define the goals for your wiki Choose the best tool to house your wiki Define the structure Start creating and compiling content Keep your wiki used and up to date Why do I need a wiki for my company? You need a wiki.

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BCG

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Article Wednesday, September 21, 2016. OTP is also affected by decisions made in multiple areas, including fleet size and composition, flight crew composition, and flight turnaround times. Sometimes it pays to sweat the small stuff. Take on-time performance (OTP). and only about 50% on time at 6:00 p.m.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In the end, a combination of unattainable objectives, an environment that lacked transparency, and a culture where failure was not perceived to be a viable option, led some VA administrators and clinic staff to manipulate data to make it appear as though the wait time goal was being achieved.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go. What we found was an incredible paradox. Japanese professionals had higher potential than the global average but lower competence.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. ” In our study, it took at least five years to engage a school’s community, change its culture and improve its teaching.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

He developed a three-year plan for his turnaround vision, which was translated into annual and quarterly operating plans, and biquarterly responsibilities for his executive team. .” The challenge faced by all our study CEOs was how to instill that both/and mindset throughout the entire organization.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Leaders must have the vision and forward-focus to anticipate how technology could disrupt the business model and the skill to mobilize the organization for change and drive a culture of collaboration. Voser was impatient for a new experience which attracted him to ABB and there he learned a whole new level of turnaround leadership.

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