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February 24, 2013
Top 3 Ways To Improve Profits Without Increasing Revenue
Are Cost Cuts & Efficiency Gains the Same Thing? Where Should You Focus?
There is a lot of debate these days about the value or damage arbitrary cost cutting can bring to an organization. The reality is that many businesses are faced with this decision due to rising costs and decreased revenues. So what is the best way to create a rebalancing of your business that allows you to grow, while surviving in today’s market?
The answer is not simply stated, but it can be simply mastered by leadership that educates and sets the parameters for efficiency...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on February 24, 2013
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February 1, 2013
Complacency in the Workplace: Overcome Bad Attitudes With Accountable Leadership
4 Reasons Why Complacency Exists & What Management Can Do to Annihilate It
Those annoying words are like scratches on a chalkboard. “This is the way we always do it.” Can you image living life with that attitude? You would never grow, improve or try new things…what a boring life! In business, boring companies don’t grow their revenue, they don’t make continuous improvements to their products, processes, or services, and they are certainly NOT innovators. So how do you lead an organization that has an attitude problem, without...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on February 1, 2013
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January 23, 2013
Lessons Learned Templates & Guide: A Managers Toolkit for Continuous Improvement
Create a cultural shift that will improve your bottom line & make you more competitive.
It happens to all of us. Our organization, employees or project teams make mistakes and change course, table good ideas for a “later” date, or receive unsolicited & undocumented feedback from customers. Unfortunately, we forget to address these lessons as actionable opportunities on how TO DO or how NOT TO DO whatever it is that we learned. Instead of capturing and maintain this knowledge, we put it on the back burner assuming we will get to it later, or that we will remember to...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on January 23, 2013
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January 7, 2013
8 Simple Steps to Streamline Your Process, Increase Profits & Customer Loyalty
In order to reduce the chaos in your organization you need to know where it exists…so do you?
Within any organization there is constant movement: people come and go, management changes, ideas and work processes get updated. In addition to internal flows, external factors ‘poke’ at the organization forcing reactions that may or may not be streamlined into existing processes: technology advancements, increased customer expectations, supplier demands, market competition. Chaos is the reality of most organizations, but they don’t realize it until the bottom line suffers;...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on January 7, 2013
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December 28, 2012
How To Budget And Forecast
Business Plans, Budgets & Forecasts: A How To Guide For Your Organization
Is your head spinning from all the stress & time spent on business plans, forecasts and budgets? Remember, planning is not a science…it’s an exercise…that should refresh you, keep you agile, and make you feel in control of your destiny! Is that how you feel? As we enter into this year’s budget and forecast season, try to challenge yourself and your team to become more efficient and to create better standards for planning and budgeting. In turn, you will...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 28, 2012
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December 12, 2012
Reflect on 2012 to Create a Stronger 2013
What does your company do to start the year off energized & engaged?
By Gina Fedeli, President GCF Consulting, Inc.
With the end of the year approaching, it’s an ideal time to review 2012’s accomplishments and to plan for 2013. It’s a chance to celebrate achievements and to reinforce the behavior that made them possible. It’s also an opportunity to evaluate the year’s mistakes so that they can be avoided in the future.
In addition to developing high-level business goals for 2013, assess the company’s mission and...Continue reading
By Gina FedeliPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 12, 2012
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December 6, 2012
Improving Your Odds for a Successful CRM and IT Strategy
Learn to create the required balance between strategic planning, processes & people.
By David Shaffer, Business Advisor & Executive Coach, David Shaffer Consulting LLC
The overall mission of business today, as it was yesterday, and undoubtedly will be tomorrow, is to maximize customer service. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the foundation of business success, but giving the customer what he or she wants, when & how he or she wants it, without compromise, remains a daunting task. Technology offers integrated solutions to CRM, however with the expanded use of...Continue reading
By David ShafferPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 6, 2012
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October 24, 2012
Taking The Mystery Out Of Acquisitions
Understanding Due Diligence: the impact it has on decision-making, and on employees.
By David Shaffer, Business Advisor & Executive Coach, David Shaffer Consulting LLC
When word surfaces that your company is a potential target for acquisition, or that you are targeting another company for acquisition, rumors typically start to fly. For many employees the unknown leads to fear, concern, and the inevitable question of what will happen both to the company and more importantly to “Me”. Fear stems from employees believing that acquisitions are synonymous with a...Continue reading
By David ShafferPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on October 24, 2012
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September 13, 2012
Communication Essentials For Executives and General Managers
Are you an Effective Communicator (Leader)?
Leading others is a great responsibility because your entire organization is waiting to hear what you have to say so they can act in accordance with your direction. Success or failure is based on two basic criteria: The viability of your strategy, and your ability to communicate effectively. Effective Communication means your message must resonate, must be understood, must be continuous, and must fully disseminate through all levels of the organization in order for everyone to take part and...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on September 13, 2012
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July 8, 2012
Develop Nine Essential Skills To Lead Without Authority
Do you seek out opportunities to practice your leadership skills?
No matter what position you hold in your company, you have the opportunity to be a leader, influence others, solve problems for those around you and become an expert resource for your organization or team. If you can cultivate these leadership opportunities in your organization and in your life, your career will increase its potential to grow. When you don’t take advantage of these opportunities, your career has a much greater likelihood of staying stagnant. The ability to lead...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on July 8, 2012
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