Martinka Consulting

JULY 6, 2015

Sears was in the headlines because they are running out of cash as their turnaround is failing. As the WSJ points out: “At the same time, another challenge looms: meshing two vastly different corporate cultures inside its new global liquor subsidiary.” 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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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. Broad Support.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

” This is a framework I have developed over the course of 35 years of working with and doing research in corporations around the world. One effective way is to work on culture. Box 2 muscle requires a culture where honest Box 2 questions are encouraged. Now it’s less than 15 years.

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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. a condo development, apartment building, or golf course). 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

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

With the firm’s once-rapid growth having slowed to a crawl, the PE company decided the best course was to sell the firm. He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. The PE firm tried for six months to get the CEO to become more of a systems thinker and a real leader, but he resisted.

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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

Over the course of my career, I’ve spent countless hours talking to and hearing from leaders around the world. 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.

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