by ArchPoint | Jul 10, 2014 | Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
It’s in the headlines everywhere and it’s impacting our lives…missed sales forecasts, missed earnings, foreclosures, job losses. It is clear that something must be done, and quickly. When times get tough, organizations often jump in and automatically begin...
by Richard Spoon | Jul 9, 2014 | Commercial & Customers, Customers, Strategy & OGSM
When a product leaves our factory, it is handled, shipped, repackaged, and often modified before it gets to the end-user. We need to understand how the final product is received to fully understand our customer’s satisfaction with it. We have found that internally...
by ArchPoint | Jul 9, 2014 | Customers, Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
WHAT NEW WORDS OR BUSINESS CONCEPTS HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT RECENTLY? The business concept that’s resonating for most of my clients right now is the idea of outsourcing talent. These days, when clients identify a need within their organizations, they’re trying...
by Richard Spoon | May 16, 2014 | Strategy & OGSM
Business Situation Known as North America’s leading producer of dehydrated potatoes, Basic American Foods (BAF) needed to quickly realign its business activities to meet growth targets while simultaneously absorbing a major acquisition and responding to changes...
by Stephen Peele | May 16, 2014 | Customers, Strategy & OGSM
When attempting to link customer information to the business strategy, organizations need a clear process that integrates the flow of key business and customer information with the creation of the strategic plan. It is entirely possible to build a repeatable process...