BP, Tiger Woods, Chilean miners and Goldman Sachs have something in common—they’ve endured a crisis that made headlines. While your company may not be in the spotlight, it’s never too small to face a crisis that can affect your business results, your customer relationships and the effectiveness of your team. Whether you are facing an… Continue reading Crisis Management: How to Calmly Lead Your Team
Ogilvy & Mather recently announced the vision for its software company SAP, demonstrating that a vision is vital to the lasting power of an organization. The secret to the greatest company visions ever dreamed are the business consulting firms that assisted in their development and implementation. Why a Vision Matters Having a clear company vision… Continue reading How Business Consulting Firms Can Help You Build Your Company’s Vision
A bad business decision can go a long way toward alienating allies and making enemies. In recent news, Argentina’s seemingly hasty decision to attempt to reclaim the energy company YPF has tarnished its image as a business-friendly country. Good, effective decisions are logical, creative and defendable. Business consulting firms can help you slow down your decision-making… Continue reading Slow down — Business Consulting Firms can show you how to make better decisions by slowing the process for decision making
I wondered if we were going to be able to talk about the problem everyone knew faced us, but no one wanted to mention. Then, one of the members of the leadership team looked at me and said: “We have an elephant in the room, and we better deal with it.” I wanted to give… Continue reading The toughest of elephants — change at the top
Now that the lazy days of summer have come to an end I see some people exuding a rather melancholy state of mind. Whether it’s the start of school with the busy schedules it includes, the shorter daylight hours and the prospect of long, cold winter nights, or the thought of a stretch of many… Continue reading Are You Half Full?
My friend looked at me with a smile and beamed about her business’s results for the past 6 months. “Look at the turnaround,” she said. “We are well into the black for the first time all year thanks to cost controls and our hard work to collect from our customers.” She had every right to… Continue reading The Cash Crunch — An Elephant in the Room
