Strategies for Building Culture in a Virtual Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how we work, challenging organizations to adapt quickly to a virtual work environment. Before the pandemic, many companies had remote work policies in place, but they were often less formal and more focused on occasional telecommuting. When the world went remote overnight, it exposed a fundamental challenge: building and maintaining a […]
How to Use Problem-Solving Strategies to Reduce Workplace Attrition
Employee attrition, or turnover, is a common problem for businesses of all sizes. It can be costly and disruptive, and it can also damage a company’s reputation. There are many reasons why employees leave their jobs, including uncompetitive compensation, lack of growth or development opportunities, unpleasant or unsatisfactory work environments, and poor management. In many […]
Engaging Employees to Drive Transformation
No matter the size of your business, employee turnover is a significant problem. It is a costly process that affects not only the positions in question but also the entire organization. When employees walk out the door, they take with them the knowledge and proficiencies they’ve spent a lot of time and effort to acquire. […]
Surviving the Tsunami of Labor Shortages
Competitive Business Solutions has years of hands-on skills identifying performance issues like labor shortages and other challenges facing companies today. The Key to success in many cases is a lean and sustainable operating system that gives the management team new skills to successfully operate the company.
You Get What You Measure – False
Many companies that are looking to start a Continuous Improvement program know that they need to drive improvement but are unsure of where to start.
Businesses Need to Start Benchmarking Like Sports Teams
Toyota and Danaher are just a couple of companies that are held up as examples of world-class operating systems and best-in-class lean organizations. While there is much to learn from these companies, I contend business can learn as much by benchmarking good sports teams. In fact, most average sports teams have exceeded some of the […]
Do Not Confuse Confidence with Competence
SOLUTION AREA: Operational Excellence, Program and Project Management
Life is full of examples where people have confused confidence with competence. Too often in business and industry, the consequences can be long lasting.
Bottom-up Metrics Approach
SOLUTION AREA: Operational Excellence, Leadership and Change Management, Acquisitions and Integration
As companies move forward with strategic planning, we often find disconnects between their goals, the actions or plans to achieve those goals, and the metrics used for tracking the performance of those actions.
Overcoming the “Institutionalized Excuse”
SOLUTION AREA: Operational Excellence, Leadership and Change Management, Acquisitions and Integration
When we hear the phrase “Customer-Supplier Relationship,” the first thing they tend to think about is external suppliers. We find that regardless of industry, many of our clients have poor relationships with external suppliers, yet this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The Importance of Senior Level Commitment To Drive Success And Sustainment
