Creativity and Innovation is essential for competitive advantage, yet the role of Creativity and Innovation Manager is often not viewed as essential. Organizations without such a role will simply not perform as competitively as their rivals. People within and outside of an organization see problems all the time, but rarely […]
Month: May 2023
How to Evaluate Your Finance Department
Nobody knows your business better than you do. After all, you are the CEO. You know what the engineers do; you know what the production managers do; and nobody understands the sales process better than you. You know who is carrying their weight and who isn’t. That is, unless we’re […]
A Cure For Bad Times
ARE YOU A SURVIVOR? Financial consultants can help your money problems. Consignment stores can supply good, used clothing, shoes and other useful items. Maybe you can find a roofer who will set up a payment schedule for the repair work. This will help you to survive materially. But, have you […]
Consultants Borrow Your Watch to Tell You the Time and Then Walk Off With Your Watch
“Consultants borrow your watch to tell you the time, and then walk off with your watch”. So said Robert Townsend, a former CEO of Avis, in his no-nonsense observation on management sillyness – Up the Organization… This is often interpreted as meaning that consultants will question you and your colleagues, […]