Rethinking Retention: What the Employee Retention Index Reveals About Today’s Leadership Landscape
In a labor market defined by low movement but high expectations, operational excellence starts with leadership excellence.
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How Lean Transformation Builds Environments Of Trust And Psychological Safety
At its core, Lean is about creating environments where individuals feel safe to speak up, solve problems, and drive improvement.
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How to Incorporate Lean and AI to Build a Foundation for Sustainable Innovation
AI can be a powerful enabler of value creation, but only when paired with the discipline and principles of Lean thinking.
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Debunking Common Misconceptions About Lean
Lean remains one of the most misunderstood business strategies in modern management. Lean is not a project, a toolset, or a cost-cutting initiative.
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5 Obstacles That Derail Strategic Execution (and What to Do About Them)
In today’s business environment, where competitive advantage can be gained or lost in a single quarter, strategic thinking isn’t just helpful, it’s mission-critical.
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Executing on Strategy: Why Strategy Deployment Is a Value Creation Essential
It’s no secret that many companies fall short when it comes to executing on their strategic plans. In fact, studies routinely show that 60-70% of strategic initiatives fail to be implemented successfully.
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How to Respond to Tariffs with Operational Excellence
The current tariff environment has the potential to escalate production costs, disrupt established supply chains, and prompt a strategic pivot towards domestic manufacturing.
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Aging Portfolios, Rising Pressure: How PE Firms Can Navigate 2025 with Operational Precision
The 2025 SPS Private Equity Harvest Report paints a picture of an industry at a crossroads. Aging portfolios, limited exit pathways, and growing LP pressure are shifting the focus from dealmaking to doing.
M&A in 2025: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Value Creation
According to the SS&C Intralinks 2025 Global M&A Dealmakers Sentiment Report, 87% of dealmakers anticipate increased activity, with private equity (PE) firms particularly bullish. However, this surge in activity comes with challenges and opportunities that require strategic focus.
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Preparing for the AI Revolution: The Power of Lean
While AI offers immense potential for innovation and efficiency, it also raises concerns about workforce disruptions.
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