“Our culture is not aligned with our strategy.”

“Our culture is not aligned with our strategy.”

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,...


“Our virtual teams are not effective.”

“Our virtual teams are not effective.”

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...




“We need real partnerships with our stakeholders.”

“We need real partnerships with our stakeholders.”

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...


“We tried Lean production and it didn’t work for us.”

“We tried Lean production and it didn’t work for us.”

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...


Leaders aren’t experienced in HPO but are interested

Leaders aren’t experienced in HPO but are interested

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...


How do we effectively balance global needs and local market needs?

How do we effectively balance global needs and local market needs?

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...


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