Most organizations don’t struggle because of complexity, they struggle because complexity isn’t structured. When work feels chaotic, the answer usually isn’t more effort, it’s clearer structure. In today’s economy, organizations aren’t just growing, they’re diversifying, acquiring, integrating, and adapting at speed. That reality becomes even more pronounced in enterprise environments, where no two companies look…
If you answered No to either of the above, you are not alone, and we can help. Stumped Strategic Consulting was developed as an opportunity to help organizations reach their full capability. Most organizations struggle to find an experienced, inside player who can competently take the lead and improve their operations. With Stumped Strategic Consulting…
Q: Knock Knock A: Whose there? Q: Ya A: Ya Who? Q: Isn’t this how we should greet all our employees – with a little flair and excitement YAHOOO! A: As it is now February, it is time to shake things up a little especially if you still have a growing laundry list of uncompleted…
Have you ever heard of the seven wastes when it comes to improvement? I am sure you have used at least one of the easy to remember acronyms and possibly even ready to debate that there are more than seven and use something to represent eight or even nine wastes. The real question I would…
Welcome to our first installment of Data Bites – Turning Operational Excellence into bite sized pieces of understanding. These sessions will be on the last Thursday of the month for 25 minutes so please feel free to eat and/or smile while we chat. Lets talk about our Assessment Tool.
Budget season, year end or just plain getting through a global pandemic can bring about great plans for the businesses future with each department creating their wish list of positions to be filled ASAP. However, what about the department responsible to do the job posting, recruiting, interviews and onboarding of these new hires, not to…
Facilitation in the improvement world is not for the faint at heart, it is a continuous challenge to remain neutral, keep a team focused on task, remain positive and energetic and do all of this in a room full of your colleagues and managers. Please do not let that scare you, because it is also…
Have you ever struggled with how to increase your profits and stay competitive in today’s market? Wouldn’t it be great to find a way to decrease your costs (Production, Selling and Administrative) and grow your bottom line without raising prices and losing customers in the process? The solution may not be as elusive as you…