Markovitz Consulting
JULY 11, 2017
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. as a result], when new issues come up, they are going to revert to what they know.
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
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Harvard Business
JULY 2, 2018
It is most definitely not for big, old-line companies that are facing an existential crisis and require a full-scale turnaround. Contrary to conventional wisdom and Hollywood action movies, dictatorial management is ineffective in large-scale crises. In a turnaround, teams may work unsustainable hours for several months at a time.
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.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 24, 2016
The pattern is clear, and diligent leaders often devote countless resources to planning out the perfect change management initiative. And that starts with identifying and “re-scripting” those operative narratives that might provoke unproductive behavior. The CEO was perpetuating the very problem he sought to fix.
Harvard Business
MARCH 13, 2017
Companies wind up in trouble and squander the time, talent, and energy of their workforce when they lose focus, spend money on things that don’t make a difference to employees or the future of the business, and use operating models that are out of whack. redesign the operating model. Redesign the Operating Model.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. On July 30, 2014, exactly 13 months after retiring as P&G’s Chairman and CEO, McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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