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. Trying to improve productivity in a process by 25% on first try is (generally) a recipe for failure and frustration—notwithstanding Byrne’s success with that approach.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 17, 2016
She had to help Xerox recover from a series of missteps by previous leaders, including product failures and poor accounting practices, as well as an economic downturn that had pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy. ” And she restored the company’s profitability — the turnaround was a success. Hope rekindled.
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Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Monitor addresses all the problems that are involved in growth: strategy, marketing, pricing, innovation, product development, organization, leadership, economic competitiveness. Founded in 1993, Value Partners Management Consulting has offices in 9 countries worldwide. For non-profits, it means helping to grow their social impact.
Harvard Business
MARCH 12, 2018
But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges. Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers.
Harvard Business
MARCH 13, 2017
Look closely, and you’ll find that most companies have stretched their brands and product portfolios to customers and markets in which they are undifferentiated and profits are weak. While the former approach is friendlier from a change management perspective, we usually find that it leads to only incremental change.
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