Acquisitions and Integrations
Change Leadership: How to Be Effective
SOLUTION AREA: Leadership and Change Management
Within Competitive Business Solutions (CBS), we actively debate over the difference between “Change Leadership” and “Change Management”. This debate plays out in industry. In fact, I would go as far as to say that most executives practice Change Leadership but stop short of requiring or driving the necessary tactics of Change Management, thus leaving their staff to struggle to achieve ambiguous expectations.
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Todd Hanlin
With over 25 years of experience as a Senior Aerospace Quality leader to Tier 1 aircraft manufacturers, Todd Hanlin has been an integral part of Competitive Business Solutions (CBS) for years, bringing a passion for Continuous Improvement to his role as Principal Consultant. Starting his journey in the aerospace industry, Todd has been instrumental in…
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CLIENT INDUSTRY: Private Equity for Industrial Equipment Manufacturer
SOLUTION: Acquisitions and Integrations, Operational Excellence
A private equity client engaged the CBS team to significantly improve the operational performance of a recently acquired company, a family-owned business with a history as a quality leader in the industrial equipment market. CBS targeted production costs, lead time and capacity/throughput as areas of improvement—and implemented business disciplines to help ensure sustainable results.
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CLIENT INDUSTRY: Aerospace and Defense Company
SOLUTION: Acquisitions and Integrations, Operational Excellence
This manufacturer’s recently established Center of Excellence (COE) was struggling with poor schedule performance, cost overruns and quality issues. In response, CBS developed a balanced set of metrics to drive strategy and highlight gaps. CBS introduced team effectiveness training, team-based management techniques and a reorganized structure. The resulting improvements helped the COE underrun budgets and return over $15M to the business.
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