by scopiousmarketing | Aug 20, 2015 |
Strategy is essentially a statement of good intentions. Culture is a description of “the way we really do things.” Seldom do people in the organization fully practice (in culture) what they preach (with strategy). In your company the work processes, structure,...
by scopiousmarketing | Aug 20, 2015 |
Virtual teams are handicapped by geographical distances when most people are accustomed to the team being at the same location or in the same room for team meetings. With the modern technology available, it is possible to “bring together” a team in different...
by Dave Hanna | Aug 20, 2015 |
Today’s global marketplace is a constantly changing scenario of new technologies, economic swings, emerging customer expectations, and organizational capabilities. Many organizations struggle to keep up with all these changes and hold onto a secure position in...
by scopiousmarketing | Aug 20, 2015 |
Your stakeholders are the lifeblood of your organization. Lose customers, associates, etc. and your organization dries up and disappears. Fulfill the critical needs of your key stakeholders better than competition and you will have all the business you want. Most...
by scopiousmarketing | Aug 20, 2015 |
Our strategic partner, Jeffrey Liker (author of The Toyota Way) has said, “The problem, I believe, is that U.S. companies have embraced lean tools but do not understand what makes them work together in a system…they do not understand the power behind true TPS...
by scopiousmarketing | Aug 20, 2015 |
Who doesn’t want to be a high performer? Why would anyone turn down opportunities to become more competitive in the marketplace? Sometimes, people have a conceptual vision of high performance, but have never personally been part of such a team effort. Like the...
by scopiousmarketing | Aug 19, 2015 |
Too often we address such questions by deciding which needs take priority over the others. This leads to either-or decisions: everything must be done either globally or locally. Getting the right balance requires looking at both sets of needs: on what issues are the...
