Jonathan Henson: Worker Safety Emphasis Leads to Stunning Results
Saturday, 18 December 2021
In 2016, a manufacturing company hired Jonathan Henson, CMIOSH, to lead their Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) program. The manufacturing company had over 1600 employees based in five manufacturing plants across the US, UK, Mexico, and China. The company also had five service centers in the US. The safety director role allowed Jonathan to bring
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Judy Young: Unique Modeling Response to COVID yields Post-Pandemic Successive Monthly High Revenue Growth
Friday, 17 December 2021
Forward-focused predictions of the impact of eventual COVID restrictions augured for significant reductions and some elimination of planned promotional expenditures. Stakeholders most affected by the changes objected strenuously and demanded verification of the forecasts justifying cancellations. Experience with similar business disruptions in the past showed the response needed to focus on ensuring a successful return
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John Juech: Great Team, Offered a Major League Soccer Franchise…No Stadium
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
The local minor-league soccer team won selection as an MLS expansion franchise with the requirement that games be played in an appropriately sized and appointed stadium. None of the area’s existing venues satisfied the prerequisites forcing a major infrastructure development program. John Juech assumed a leadership role for the city in bringing government, community organizations,
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Ken Sigmund: Compliance Awareness Results in Increased Revenue
Friday, 19 November 2021
People generally view compliance as a mandate, or an unpleasant must-do to stay on the right side of the law. While this is often true, doing compliance right also brings business benefits in terms of customer trust, brand loyalty, improved operational processes, and the enhanced ability to identify and manage business risk. Occasionally a compliance
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Tonya Hughes: Helping Female Prisoners Gain Current Necessary Business Skills
Thursday, 18 November 2021
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
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Robert Sanchez: Successful Marketing to LATAM Markets In Turbulent Times
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Marketing is about people, especially in LATAM markets. People are affected by their affinity groups (types of groups – grandmothers, teenagers, etc. – that are buying certain products for reasons not necessarily aligned with a specific demographic), consumer behavior, values, beliefs, and cultures. The way they express themselves can change the way they buy. Robert
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Jason Cook: Rebalancing Global Supply Chain Operations Removes 23% Overhead Expense
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Rapid growth is exciting but not always efficient when it comes to building a supply chain organization. Eventually, most leaders face the challenge of right-sizing their overhead for the business to remain competitive. Sometimes this can be done with technology alone, but more often it requires a reduction in headcount and/or restructuring of roles and
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Mike Anderson: Lowers Labor Costs 21% – LA and Seattle – Improved Preventive Maintenance Procedures
Thursday, 21 October 2021
As a consultant, Mike Anderson was brought into the massive 2.3m sf PSEB Fulfillment Center as interim SVP of Global Distribution & Logistics until the new SVP could relocate to Columbus, OH from California nine months later. The PSEB operation had recently combined a second business (PacSun) in the building with the original business (Eddie
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Terry Arcuri : Managing Through Lack of Planning Data, Overcoming Regulations and Building an Inter-Agency Cooperation Saves A High-Priority Project
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Terry Arcuri joined the exploration team in 2012 as a senior exploration geologist. He quickly became a valuable team member working to identify and assess potential business opportunities for upcoming OCS lease sales. Based on team recommendations and partner negotiations, competitive bids were sent out on multiple high-value opportunities. He won a project award worth
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Aaron Chamberlain: Adding $2.5 Million+ to EBITDA Through Proactive Leadership
Monday, 14 September 2020
Bottom Line is what counts. I want to share with you my interview with Aaron Chamberlain, who is a true “Manage By Walking Around” leader. I asked Aaron to share a story about making an impact on bottom line. He said, “Around mid-year, my company decided to redesign their regional structure. In doing so, my
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