This 8 Point Plan was written (2011) for an incoming President on behalf of a €500mil./$647mil. Italian packaging company that was planning to enter the U.S. market in the prime and very competitive industrial goods and services sector [Forest Products, Paper & Packaging]. The plan’s template is based on the Spencer Stuart 8 Point Plan for […]
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“Nothing endures but change.” Heraclitus, 5th Century BC. [from his universal flux doctrine] Variant translations: There is nothing permanent except change. Nothing is permanent except change. The only constant is change. Change is the only constant. Change alone is unchanging. Q: Somebody asked: After eight years of boom-to-bust whiplash…euphoria to despondency…what is normal? A: Change
Further to my comment on the Crosby Quality College in the last post, here are the basic quality tools any manager should be aware of (regardless of your function): The cause-and-effect (a.k.a., “fishbone” or Ishikawa diagram) The check sheet The control chart The histogram The Pareto chart The scatter diagram Stratification (alternately, flow chart or run chart) To this day, axis still uses the “fishbone” diagram
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This checklist is very helpful as you contemplate startup ideas, business formation(s) and their corresponding structures, etc. I have followed many of these ideas in most of the new ventures (e.g., Grid Corporation, Artifax Incorporated, and Matrix Ventures, etc.) that I have been involved with over the years… It also fits right in with the
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The key factors that determine successful outcomes are: simplicity security repetition surprise speed purpose These same things apply to many areas of business too (e.g., a new product launch, etc.).
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Calculating returns thereto, however, is hard. No good return on investment (ROI/ROR) or otherwise reliable metrics have yet to take hold/emerge for this subject. The best measure today is—the number of “followers” or “likes” you get. They will grow your brand awareness, and over time, your customer base too. axisco as a boutique advisor is
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