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Advice from a global HR executive: An interview with Kris Breuer
We are excited to introduce Kris Breuer as the newest partner at ArchPoint Consulting. With over 25 years of experience developing and delivering strategic HR plans and programs, Kris has been a key driver of organizational change for companies such as Dollar...
Finding innovation where you least expect it
Innovation is often associated with radical, pioneering products and services that fundamentally change the way we interact with the world. Those items that take decades in intense product development and testing, sprung from great minds and very large R&D...
Expanding capability and ensuring quality: a consultancy partnership
Our client is a pioneer in the synthetic lubricants industry leading innovation and providing answers to the biggest challenges facing the vehicle and specialty equipment market. They have been catering to the growing needs of the automotive, power sports, industrial...
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Case Study: Reorganizing From The Outside In
Business Situation Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology, self-adhesive materials and self-adhesive consumer and office products. When confronted with the realities of a slumping economy, the Graphic/Reflective Division of Avery Dennison...
Strategic Planning That Works: The ArchPoint OGSM Model
Having a sound strategic plan is imperative to survive in today's highly competitive, global marketplace. At ArchPoint, one of the best tools we have found for building a strategic plan that resonates with all levels of an organization is the OGSM Model (Objective,...
Partner Profile: Stephen Peele
WHAT IS THE ONE MISTAKE YOU WITNESS LEADERS MAKING MOST FREQUENTLY? Leaders frequently underestimate the “people” side of the business equation. Leaders often rise in companies based on functional expertise. When some reach the executive level, they may not...
It’s Still All About Deep Customer Knowledge & Execution
From 1994 to 2000, I worked for Luke Soules in San Antonio, TX. That company, long regarded as one of the best food brokers in the country, had a very simple, but very successful approach – hire the best talent, get really close to the customer, and focus on...
8 Truths About Millennials
Millennials as a U.S. generation are the same size as the Baby Boomer generation and almost twice the size of Generation X. These younger shoppers will achieve a spending power of an estimated $2.45 trillion in 2015. They are also a huge force in the workplace....
8 Tips For People Who Don’t Like Networking
A few years back, on a trip from Abu Dhabi to Newark, ArchPoint partner Bob Landis was seated beside a very capable young man. The two struck up a conversation that led, within a few months, to Landis offering the young man a corporate affairs position within the...
Case Study: Re-Sorting Roles To Promote Growth
What's Right For Our Business Yakima has been a world leader in the design and manufacture of cargo management equipment solutions for outdoor enthusiasts for three decades. Products include vehicle racks for bikes, boats, ski equipment and gear, a line of cargo boxes...
5 Take-Aways From Customer Service Legends
Great customer service requires no super-secret sauce. The fact is while different businesses may use different approaches, they all share one common practice. Companies that offer legendary customer service instill their beliefs at every level of their organization,...
Creating Entrepreneurship Inside Big Business
Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown. – George Shinn Even in a downturn market, most companies are looking for growth opportunities — and growth requires risk. How can a company, even a well-established...
7 Ways Executive Coaching Makes Companies Stronger
More than two decades ago, executive coaching appeared on the scene in corporate America’s executive-level suites. Since then, many executives have benefitted from professional coaching while some still avoid the concept for fear of being stigmatized or perceived as...