Remove Knowledge Base Remove Leadership Remove Operations Remove Productivity
article thumbnail

Chief Ecosystem Officer – Taking Customer Centricity to the Next Level

Kates Kesler

Customer centricity is defined here as creating unique product value propositions and strategies to deliver against unmet customer needs. You may be asking, isn’t it the role of a Chief Product Officer to create solutions across products? Since inception, they have consistently developed cutting edge, best-in-class products.

article thumbnail

Embracing Healthy Tensions in a Matrixed Organization

Kates Kesler

long term vs short term investments, M&A activity, enterprise vs operating unit accountability). While Netflix relies heavily on leadership behavioral expectations, the automotive company relies on documented protocols owned and overseen by a person or committee. 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Reasons for Today's Stress Pandemic (and Why High-Achieving Women Suffer the Most)

Consulting Matters

As author Caroline Turner states in her book Difference Works: Improving Retention, Productivity and Profitability Through inclusion , “ I lacked the passion to keep it up.” And as agriculture developed enough to create surplus product, the marketplace was born. We have come a long way, baby for sure.

article thumbnail

Using the Right Performance Metrics: Watch out for P&Ls

Kates Kesler

As an example, we recently worked with a healthcare company that contains product/service lines of business (LOB’s). For example, one LOB is best suited to acquire a broad customer base, even if this means operating at a loss.

Metrics 100
article thumbnail

Could Your Business Use an Advisory Board?

IMC USA

Do you need a fresh perspective to help expand your operations? Advisory boards focus on "big picture” issues--such as compensation, market strategy, and succession planning--rather than day-to-day operational difficulties. If retired, outsiders may lack the energy to productively serve your board. Use the Pluses.

article thumbnail

Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Your #1 focus at this stage is product-market fit. Customers are integral to this process because they provide feedback, and every member of your team should be answering support requests, meeting with customers, and thinking about how to build a product that suits the needs of the market. Start a knowledge base.

Metrics 46
article thumbnail

Why We Shouldn’t Worry About the Declining Number of Public Companies

Harvard Business

Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers.

Company 30