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Texas Energy Screw-up and Small Business Impairments

Martinka Consulting

The headlines about the Texas freeze and energy disaster caught my attention. The bottom line is Texas officials had been warned many times over the last 30 years about their energy infrastructure not being winterproof. They’ll think it’s a growth strategy at work. Concentrate on strategy and vision. Get into the details.

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10 Ways To Making Money And A Difference as a Consultant & Coach (Number 2 Is My Favorite)

Consulting Matters

Consultants do not work harder than their clients – they have to bring the energy and sponsorship of the work. Our clients have to bring the energy for their own change that we can support. This perspective is what will keep us in the game over the long-term as we need boundaries to protect our energy and compassion.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

One large retail company tried for four years to improve their customer experience to no avail. With a change of pace and new strategies that I brought, they made significant gains in four months. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award. A few people were fired as a result.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

One large retail company tried for four years to improve their customer experience to no avail. With a change of pace and new strategies that I brought, they made significant gains in four months. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award. A few people were fired as a result.

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Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger

Harvard Business

In many cases, integration efforts can take up so much time, energy, and attention that managers and employees are distracted from their day-to-day roles. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. They will also likely be hypersensitive to every process change. After all, during a merger, that’s where all the action is.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. While few SMMs entertain offshoring strategies, they do, increasingly, compete globally. The common denominator to all these strategies is patience. This can be corrected.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

With the confirmation of Robert Lighthizer as United States trade representative, the long-delayed start of the formal process to begin renegotiation of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico can move forward. Congress of its intent to begin the process. Indeed, on May 18 the Trump administration notified the U.S.