by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
“If we bring all the similar groups together under one roof, think of the duplication we will avoid and the costs we will save,” so the saying goes. Thus, at first glance centralizing many like services under one umbrella should be a solution suggested by plain...
by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
All the CEOs I know, work hard to better their companies’ positions. All the CEOs I know do achieve improvements over the years. However, almost all the CEOs I know are perpetually disappointed about the level of their improvements. Most fail to meet their profit...
by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
Quietly and almost secretly a revolution in business has been occurring. Not, as you might suspect, by a number of newer, unknown enterprises but by the biggest, best and most-established companies in the world. Not only has this change or revolution been slowly and...
by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
Recently I attended an information session in Ottawa about performance measurement for business leaders and financial people. Led by a well-known and successful software system vendor along with a leading firm in performance measurement, it attempted to respond to...
by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
The Evergreen Project, spearheaded by 50 consultants and business school professors at top universities, was a ten-year study that analyzed 160 companies worldwide. Its objective was to explore common themes in management practices that lead to superb performance. It...
by billc | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletters
In the era of the ethical collapse of Enron, 3Com, Hollinger et al, the public is left wondering about the professionalism of corporate leadership in America and around the world. Of course, most leaders of most companies are professional in their behaviour and...
