Strategy & Planning Posts

The Cause

“The Cause”, “Our Mission”, “What Matters”, “Making a Difference” — Is it important that your organization have a “mission statement”? Some tend to dismiss the importance of “mission statements”; however, we have been reminded over the past month of... Read More »

John Wooden Pyramid of Success

Walking into my son’s basketball game this past week, John Wooden Pyramid of Success caught my eye.  Great words of wisdom from a man we all love and honor. Click here to view in pdf format. Read More »

What is it we do?

As we don’t sell a particular product or service, it’s often that people have difficulty understanding what we do. While we have a wide range of capabilities, our core business is in the following areas: Strategy Leadership Development High... Read More »

Are you ready for the recovery?

This past week, I attended the ACG Indiana & The Alliance Group Joint Luncheon. Panel discussion speakers were John Aplin, Managing Director of CID Capital, Private Equity Group; Chuck Williams Dean of Butler College of Business; and John Platek,... Read More »

Berns Construction Company Testimonial

“Chris has done a fantastic job working as a catalyst for our strategic planning group. His experience has helped us find a better corporate vision with goals that were met. Most importantly the goals were achieved thru teamwork and... Read More »

Winona PVD Coatings Testimonial

“We brought Chris in to help build the foundation for a high-performance team within the management group. Chris worked extremely well with the employees in both group and one-on-one settings. Chris was able to cover a tremendous amount of... Read More »

PIZO Technologies Testimonial

“Chris is great to work with, provides good value and always has the clients best interests at heart.”  — Nigel Morrison, President, PIZO Technologies Read More »

When’s the last time you quantified your contribution?

While we are the first to point out that not all contributions to the “success” of a business can be quantified, businesses are in business to make a profit; thus, business owners and their employees should periodically quantify their... Read More »

The Formula for Success

Intention + Mechanism = Results First, let’s understand the definition of both of these terms: Intention an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result; the end or object intended; purpose. Mechanism the agency or means... Read More »

Feasibility Study

Company C has a facility which has been idled for 10 years. They have a couple different ideas for what the facility could be used and it has some existing equipment which needed to be assessed for application and... Read More »