While it’s unrealistic to expect to eliminate all waste and inefficiencies, even a small recovery of those costs can create a big impact. Your organization’s expenses can be broken down into two main categories: Value-added costs: expenses that are necessary to...
Look beyond the obvious In the same way that a Band-Aid merely covers up a wound but doesn’t heal it, treating just the symptoms of yourcompany’s performance issues won’t make them go away. Problems occur in every business, regardless of size or industry, that impact...
NEED SAVINGS? … DON’T JUST CUT COSTS It’s an all-too familiar scenario: Company leaders, alarmed at a sudden decrease in profits, issue a decree to curb business trips, count paper clips, or trim headcounts. They’re clearly thinking that the quickest way to boost...
The secret to your success—transforming your workers into winners Have you ever envisioned your dream team? Fantasized about having employees who always knock it out of the park when it comes to productivity, achieving goals and exceeding quotas? If so, you’re not...
Uncertainty and hardship can arise at any minute, so you need to prioritize diagnosing and fixing underperformance—because while underperformance hurts in good economic times, it’s absolutely devastating during a downturn. Survival—and the potential for your business...
Outperform competitors, outperform yourself Too many companies struggle to achieve high performance. Many more struggle to sustain it. While they set organizational goals or attempt to implement new processes or initiatives that improve their performance, the...