After the merger of the Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory, the policies and practices guiding both organizations needed to be harmonized to develop a cohesive budget.  For most of the administrative offices, the budget process drove integration of these policies and practices.  As the leader of the budget process for the merged
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
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
The partnership with Ryla Teleservices, the Kennasaw GA based call-center, was the accomplishment of a program goal at New Hope Enterprises, a non-profit agency which helps people who are unemployed or underemployed to become self-sufficient. The model used was based on Tonya Hughes’ master’s degree final project.  “It was designed to assist women re-entering the workforce
I recently had to opportunity to speak with with Senior Business Development Executive, Robert Hazlett, who explained how he created a comprehensive strategy to win over his team and client after an underwhelming RFP response. Here is the process in his own words: “I identified a transformational business development opportunity through a Request for Proposal