By Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International If evaluating the success of your organization’s strategic initiatives seems to be an elusive endeavor, you should find the framework offered by the Strategy Implementation Model and the Strategy Implementation Maturity Survey (SIMS) very helpful. Much has been written about strategy development, strategic planning, strategic thinking and…
Family businesses are unique entities that are frequently overlooked in terms of ownership. They also form the backbone of many US and foreign economies; what today are household names, started as family-owned businesses – SamSung, Wal-Mart, and BMW to name a few. According to a January 2010 McKinsey Quarterly article by Christian Caspar, Ana Karina…
By Eric A Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International 4-8-2012 Part C – PLAN Now, as we begin to plan what we’re going to do about deploying our tablet initiative in our warehouse, let’s keep our parallel involvement process going to mitigate any other potential unintended consequences. This is a key Systems Thinking tool. A…
In uncertain economic times, and especially when business is slow, it’s important to take steps to shore up your weak areas and focus on the basics. This is true for businesses of all sizes, and especially important for small business. Below are five cost saving tips to help you get started. 1 – Cashflow is…
By Jeri T Dennistion, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International 6-18-2010 Takeaways: We have four generations in the workplace. Each has their own preferred communication style. Understanding how to communicate with each generation requires different approaches and rewards structures. Learning to communicate properly across generations has become an important aspect of today’s workplace. For the…
