As I was debating about what to write about this week, two colleagues walked into my client's office for help in resolving an issue. Upon leaving, one said "It's not what you know; it's who you know". I thought this phrase rang true. Clearly, you have to be competent. [...]
According to a recent KPMG survey on the Global Manufacturing Outlook, executives are thinking about innovation. 81% are altering their business models to to encourage collaboration with customers, suppliers and other partners to "improve the value of their innovation investments". Speed is critical. Thus, a key question is how [...]
The best businesses see their employees as assets and treat them like partners
Create fresh business ideas for your project by collaborating with Collaboration has come into vogue. In my experience working with clients ranging in size from $4 million to multi-billion dollar enterprises across a multitude of industries, spanning building products to aerospace to consumer products, the more collaboration [...]
I find that cross-functional teams can be some of the most valuable teams that generate winning ideas.
Have you ever seen a company that provides consistent, exceptional service for its customers that has unhappy employees?
No matter what your company objectives, you must understand your customer.
SIOP is not something that you'd implement in a week; however, the basis of SIOP is culture change.
Business opportunities are fleeting – prepare to capitalize on them before your competition does.
What partnerships do you have in place? Take a few minutes to gather your team and think about strategic partnerships.
