Nicole, a performance culture creator, decided that her first step in this turnaround story was to create a can-do mindset by establishing a shared vision of success grounded in pride and responsibility.   Next, Nicole developed a branch operating business plan comprised of branch and individual definitions of success for the year, skill and capability
In recent times, many unexpected and uncontrollable global changes were imposed upon traditional business functions, operations, and supply chain, inadvertently impacting economic stability. That instability railroaded reliable business operation “functions”. Amid known competition among companies, global economic “wars”, and the latest spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large, medium-sized and a significant number of smaller
Mario started his career in the FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) track. It provided great insight into all aspects of business and was instrumental in creating budgets and strategies to achieve success.  You could say that he had a front row seat to the core fundamentals of companies and was able to see what worked
During his time working for one of the largest non-profit healthcare systems in the US, Dennis and the leadership team were tasked with lowering heart failure re-admission rates. For those who don’t know, a re-admission is defined a hospital-admitted patient whose previous hospital discharge was within the past 30 days. Ascension Providence Hospital, in Waco
Practice partners and clinic management were questioning the inflated cost and lack of transparency of the company’s billing practices. Despite never having undergone an audit or producing a billing report in two years, the business manager still expressed confidence in the accuracy of all activity.  Business Development Executive, Danielle Cichon recognized an inadequacy as well
To date, Tim Nelson has spent a total of 26,600 hours coaching engineers to solve complex technical problems using a methodology called Red X®. During these hours, he has also coached the CEOs and presidents of Delphi Technologies and Lockheed Martin, respectively. In addition to the Red X® method, Tim has supported Six Sigma, and
Termination of the licensing agreement authorizing marketing of one of the company’s premier products loomed near. However, the licensor was refusing to extend the term intending instead to appropriate the business. With the availability window rapidly closing, replacing the supplier became a necessity to avoid a no-stock situation.  David Mashaal, a US/INTL negotiation expert, sourced
Lorts Manufacturing found itself in a stagnant market segment of higher end, custom, domestic furniture. During the boom time of the early to mid-2000’s, the high-end furniture market in the US was growing at an incredible rate. Easy access to low priced 1st and 2nd mortgages fueled the growth with cash flowing.  The economic crash
Michael was part of a transformational process nearly five years ago when ownership of the consulting service he worked for asked him to step into one of their facilities that was intended to generate $6 million in annual sales but was operating below budgeted levels by nearly 18%. Previous leadership had chosen to accept poor
The commissary portion of Swanson Services Corporation began in the company’s vending operations department. At the time, all inmate accounting was done by hand and was extremely labor intensive. There was also an issue with inventory shrinkage. Inmates or officers often walked away with items without paying for them, and inventory was used in some