Joel Mossburg assumed responsibility for a struggling purchasing organization that was not meeting its annual savings targets. The group also had a high turnover rate, losing more than 25% of its staff each year. The Senior Supply Chain and Finance Executive was micromanaged by a Global Vice President, who had been with the company for
For reasons of safety and based on past incidents, the Indian government requires companies to safely transport female employees working during hours of darkness to and from their homes. Particularly for companies operating Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centers, this results in most employees being transported 24 hours per day, six days per week, year-round. Since
After over a decade, a long sought-after municipal project was finally brought to market, and to the surprise of everyone pursuing, it had changed dramatically.  The project had been expanded and would be contracted for in-complex design plus a construction single contract model. “The leadership who were pursuing this were faced with an entirely new
“The destination’s promotional budget was driven by tax revenues,” says Senior Management Executive, Matthew Jones. “These capped the amount of annual growth possible. The competition enjoyed more expansive funding giving each a competitive advantage in sales and marketing campaigning.   “I used an existing economic improvement program to access an additional $4 million in incremental tax
Bonnie Hinze is a Technology Strategy expert. Her company committed $1 billion to expanding manufacturing plants to meet the increased demand anticipated from new product introductions and asked her to take charge and see that the technology required to accomplish the needed happened. Unfortunately, the growth demands lacked organizational buy-in, prioritization, and resourcing.  Bonnie initiated
How people drink coffee at home has changed dramatically in recent years.  The growth in Starbucks and in your local, premium coffee shop began to train consumers on the importance of quality and freshness spawning the growth of single-serve coffee at home.  As the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Senseo coffee brand, John
Lance Spencer, an expert in Production & Operational (Re)Structuring and an executive who knows how to build great performing teams was asked to accept an assignment on the “North Slope.”  He did not flinch.  Within a few days he had mapped out a revised execution plan and agreed to marshal it for his company. Because
John McHenry has a diverse private and public sector business background, supported by an equally diverse formal education. Excelling as a Subject Matter Expert writer and instructor for an international technology company, he was suddenly promoted to the Director of Content and Services Development (CSD). Creation of the organization’s instructional assets was increasing exponentially but
Christopher Meyer guided Kohl’s executive team to become a leader in the mattress and bedding industry. He was working as the VP of Global Sales and Marketing for Trans World Marketing and services a client he had prospected, Serta. As an executive at the full service promotional and marketing firm with design and manufacturing, he
Senior Finance & Operations Executive, Jason Brandler, is known for exploring the unknown, analyzing situations, rooting out roadblocks to progress, and continuously improving and increasing product values. Below, we learn more about a significant impact that he made on his industry. “The first major investment project that I managed was investigating the viability of initiating