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Tom Cates
- Mar 18, 2019
- 4 min
Do You Have a Culture of Continuous Improvement?
In our previous discussion of the Stages of Industry Growth, we outlined that companies pass through predictable stages in their development: Early / Rapid Growth, Competition, and eventually reaching a point of “maturity”. This leaves them at a leadership crossroads, and the decisions made here forecast one of three future stages: Transformative: Maintain high growth even at the expense of existing products/services Continuous Improvement: Protect our current business and wi
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Tom Cates
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Is Your Company Destined for Decline?
Last week we asked a question, why do so many re-engineering efforts fail? The beginning of the answer to that question lies with a company’s leadership, and their ability to make the right decisions at the right time. The Stages of Industry Growth Most companies progress through a natural life cycle. Successful companies often begin with a great idea. If they are talented at marketing their idea, they will experience early rapid growth and a subsequent land (or market share
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Tom Cates
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Why Some Efficiency Projects Succeed While Others Fail
You can pick up any copy of the Wall Street Journal from the last 40 years and see headlines like these. The history of such projects includes some stories of successful business transformation, but more commonly, stories of cost-cutting failures. Here at Brookeside, we’ve been helping companies become more efficient for over 20 years, and while many of our clients have seen tremendous success, we likewise have been part of some frankly mediocre business results. That led us
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