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Keep it simple, be relevant and get noticed: Q&A with Corporate Communications Expert, Erwin Zijlstra
ArchPoint welcomes Erwin Zijlstra to its growing international team. With experience in strategic planning, internal communications and public and media relations, Erwin helps leaders create a strategic vision, drive transformation and change, improve brand...
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...
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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...
The Road To Sustainable Culture Change
The road to sustainable change in corporate culture is littered with the wrecks of so many valiant attempts. Studies have indicated that no matter the organizational level or type of company, change programs have very low success rates. The fact is that 70% of change...
Case Study: Elevating Sales Strategies To Reach New Markets
Business Situation Gold’n Plump has been an innovator in the production and marketing of premium chicken products for more than 80 years. However, in spite of its reputation for unsurpassed quality in the upper Midwest market, the family-owned and operated...
Scarcity vs. Abundance: Which Way Do You Lead?
There’s an irony that comes with the scarcity mindset. When we see the world through the eyes of scarcity, we extract, consume, hoard or pillage more than we actually need — and we begin to create a self-fulfilling prophecy of actual scarcity on our planet. From your...
IT Assessment: What You Don’t Want To Think About Could Save You Millions
Back when the modern technology game started, the vast majority of costs to companies went to hardware and communications, with software and people making up only a small portion of the total. These days, however, the majority of costs (80 percent according to...
Understanding Millennials Impact On Your Business – Part 1
Part 1 of a 2 part series Generation Y, an age group some 70 million people strong, is quickly redefining the workplace. As we think about “Gen Y’ers” we need to understand how they think, learn and become motivated because as employers, we need to adapt our approach...
ArchPoint Opens European Office
ArchPoint Consulting has opened a London-based office to handle the company’s growing business in Europe. The office will be headed by Blair King, a London consultant and program manager who has been in the business for nearly 20 years. In the past year, ArchPoint has...