Following a series of acquisitions a large CPG manufacturer faced a serious with the decline in productivity and product quality within manufacturing facility. attempts to correct the situation had failed. The cascading performance issues resulted from the inability of the organization to absorb and integrate acquired brands. More -->
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A leader in private banking, had seen its preeminence erode. It had been unable to introduce new services as fast as its competitors; its over-taxed infrastructure contributed to erosion in quality of existing services and productivity. Glass Onion was asked to evaluate the situation and develop solutions. We conducted a series of conversations with employees at all levels from which we developed a model depicting the bank’s operational processes and how it used both the information technology and human resources at hand. More -->
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The client, a high-profile private sector, non-profit corporation, engaged us to work with a valuable associate negatively impacted by the company’s stressful work environment, characterized by extensive travel, long hours, and constant deadlines. The individual demonstrated poor judgment and unacceptable behavior in several decisions, resulting in risks to the company as lawsuits were threatened due to the individual’s actions. More -->
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A female director of IT had created her job and the department and had been in her position for 2 years. Unfortunately, she never left the frenzied “start-up mode” mentality or lifestyle, working 70-80 hours a week, and not taking care of herself physically. She demonstrated outbursts using unprofessional language, alienating her staff, and many of her working relationships had become counter-productive. More -->
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| Understanding the current environment was a critical first step in understanding the nature of the issues, where they wee interrelated and to establish some sort of prioritization. Additionally it was an opportunity for key stakeholders to to have input and an assessment made of their respective skills sets as well as their readiness to engage positively in substantive change. More --> |