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How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

Harvard Business

It is most definitely not for big, old-line companies that are facing an existential crisis and require a full-scale turnaround. None of these conditions exists in extreme events such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, major military battles — or large-scale business turnarounds. It’s for techies.

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How to Develop Your Tagline to Win More Work

Successful Independent Consulting

In the list of taglines above, some of the keywords are “big, hairy projects;” “shared services;” “burnout prevention;” and “turnaround leader.” The 4th and 5th examples were invented by me.) [2] It may include who you do it for, though that’s usually not necessary. These words should cause that expert to be top-of-mind.

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Big Ideas, Bad Results: Avoiding Strategic Uselessness

Tom Spencer

For example, J.C. WeWork is a classic example of failure of execute on ambitious goals. Cutting dozens of projects allowed Apple to focus on a few core products, leading to one of the most remarkable business turnarounds in history. For example, Microsoft decided to become a mobile first cloud-first company in 2014.

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A Bread and Butter Method for Identifying the Right Organizational Structure

Steve Shu Consulting

Consider a very stylized example. Suppose you are trying to design a company whose strategy is to provide broadly accessible, lower-cost, optical glasses to customers within quick turnaround times of one hour. Turnaround times might be much longer. It is the concept of first identifying strategy and second aligning structure.

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Soft Skills Training in the Digital Age: Strategies and Best Practices

Clarity Consultants

For example, pairing a new manager with a mentor can reinforce leadership skills while building confidence. On-the-Job Performance Metrics : Look for changes in measurable outcomes: improved customer satisfaction scores, reduced internal conflict, faster project turnaround times, or higher engagement survey results. Intentional design.

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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 2)

Markovitz Consulting

Sales incentives—for example, bonuses to meet monthly or quarterly revenue goals—cause salespeople to stuff the company’s distribution channels with inventory far in excess of consumer demand. With more level demand, the warranty department was able to keep its turnaround time to under a week, even during the peak summer season.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

3 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team. The following six proven turnaround tactics come from my consulting practice. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market. For example, you may schedule training at the formation of the team and then at regular intervals.