8 Tips For Facilitating Better Meetings

Facilitating a meeting is part art, part science. The best meeting facilitators have a quirky blend of charm, insights, humor and charisma. Some are just born with an ability to focus a group and get results—the rest of us have to work at it. While some of the tips...

Co-Brand Or Store Brand?

As frugality has become relevant and widespread, consumers are reconsidering the true value of every product. If a brand’s value proposition is unclear or vague and consumers don’t understand the superiority or benefits, it will quickly become a lame duck in today’s...

Is Your HR Department Strategic?

Is your HR department a passive service provider to the organization, or does it play an active and strategic role in achieving your goals? Many HR departments have been mired for so long in the minutia of administrative and legal responsibilities, that they don’t...

Get Closer To The Customer

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about ArchPoint’s multi-step Voice of the Customer approach. Last week, a client mentioned they were considering reducing the frequency of an annual customer survey to once every two years. When asked why, their...

Maximizing Your Training Investment

Consider the companies, the programs, and teams that consistently win.  They are always training.  When people don’t train or continually educate themselves, skills dull, routine sets in, and bad habits drive less than desired results.  A commitment to training and...