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Family Capital is a true differentiator between family-owned businesses and companies with a fragmented shareholder base. Family Capital expresses itself as the organization’s culture, ethos, and network. While hard measures liking it to performance are… The Key to Strengthening Family Business: The 4 Components of Family Capital
“One picture is worth a thousand words.” How can sponsors and change practitioners create a picture of sponsorship? The sponsor holds a critical role in every change initiative. There is ample research that shows the… What Does Your Sponsorship Curve Look Like?
Companies in asset-intensive industries have long sought to manage huge investments in assets more effectively. Yet, after a significant investment of time and money in formal asset management programs, this often falls short of delivering… Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Strategy: The Road to Managing Huge Investments in Assets
Family Businesses need to change and develop new strategies if they are to remain healthy and financially viable. The dynamic external environment, driven by increasing competitive markets, make it difficult for companies to maintain the… Family Business: Strategic Planning at its Core
Every firm will eventually reach the point when it has to professionalize the way it operates. This is done by instituting more rigorous processes, establishing clear governance, and recruiting skills from outside. Family Business is… Professionalizing the Family Business: Getting Ready
Every change practitioner I know struggles with integrating their work into a project at some point. And I know a lot of project managers have been challenged with how to integrate the two disciplines as… Integrating Change and Project Management
The advantages of Smart Customization are more visible in the manufacturing industry—owing to fairly speedy cash recoveries when factory costs are aligned to customer value. It is becoming an integral pillar to Product Strategy in… Product Strategy: The Advantages Smart Customization Offers
Family businesses are an overlooked form of ownership. Yet, they are all around us. One-third of companies in the S&P 500 index and 40% of the 250 largest companies in France and Germany are defined… Keeping Family Committed: The Family Business 5 Dimensions of Activity
Customers, these days, demand ever-higher levels of personalized products and services to suit their needs. Their demand is grounded on technological disruption and access to up-to-date information. They believe that in an economy characterized by… Product Strategy: Key Challenges to Tackle while Implementing Smart Customization
Sustainable, superior returns accrue to companies that focus on what they do best. It is that simple. Yet it is incredibly hard to internalize. It is a rare company that focuses on what we do… Taking the High Road to Competition: Achieve Business Capabilities Coherence
The routes to market that Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies use to sell and service their trade account is essentially critical. It determines their sales volume, their ability to deliver the proper levels of customer… Taking the Go-to-Market Platform Design Route to Gain Competitive Advantage
As Western companies are being put under increasing pressure to cut expenses and improve return on assets, the dilemma of whether to keep key functions in-house or outsource them has taken center stage. Manufacturing units… Scaling Up When Market Volatility Calls for a Make-or-Buy Decision Analysis