by Adam Brazg | Sep 9, 2014 | Culture, Strategy & OGSM
As a kid, my parents loved taking my siblings and me to swim in the wavy oceans around the world. Most family vacations involved oceans and tropical weather as both my parents grew up in South Africa, and they really missed that aspect of life after immigrating to the...
by Richard Spoon | Sep 9, 2014 | Change Management, Leadership, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM
A few years ago, three corporate cultures merged into one when Pierre Foods, Advance Food Company and Advance Brands came together to form AdvancePierre. The company makes and distributes handheld convenience products including packaged sandwiches and fully cooked...
by ArchPoint | Sep 9, 2014 | Change Management, Leadership, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM, Talent Management
Bob Landis has joined ArchPoint Consulting. For more than 26 years, Landis has been helping teams of senior leaders to convert strategy into effective execution. Most recently, Landis was Vice President, People & Organization for the global chocolate portfolio at...
by Blaze Petersen | Sep 9, 2014 | Change Management, Culture, Leadership, Marketing, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM
Great companies are almost always made great by a few small teams. Some people may say corporate strategy made the difference. Others may say it was corporate research. However, most people on the inside would say it was a team of committed individuals who believed...
by Blaze Petersen | Sep 9, 2014 | Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
Standing atop a mountain in Switzerland watching my youngest daughter gracefully make her way down the ski slope, I couldn’t help but smile and think of Nelson Mandela. You see, she didn’t take naturally to skiing. Our three other children got the hang of it quickly,...
by ArchPoint | Sep 9, 2014 | Leadership, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM, Talent Management
Cormac McCarthy is considered by many to be the greatest living American writer. His works including All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men and The Road have become mainstays of contemporary American culture. But there’s more to McCarthy than his ability to use...