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Bruce Zimmer
Your Teams Are As Unique As Their Fingerprints
Former CEO of Pharmaceutics International, Inc., Kurt Nielsen reflects on the evolving paradigm of leadership within the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.
How To Avoid Losing Millions In Revenue During An ERP Update
No company expects to lose more than $120 million in revenue when it completes an ERP installation or a major systems upgrade. It happened to a Fortune 500 packaged goods company…
Transforming a Business from Generics to Specialty Pharmaceuticals
The research and development division of a pharmaceutical company had an imperative to transform their development from generics to specialty pharmaceuticals. This required a complete shift in mindset as well…
Strategic Context Generates Enterprise-Wide Alignment and Elevated Performance
The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of a large logistics services company worked with Insigniam’s leadership development consultants to create a strategic context for the company. The CEO wanted to rollout…
Rapid Integration of Acquired Manufacturing and R&D Site
Following its first acquisition, a pharmaceutical organization needed to integrate the purchased company. The acquisition had the potential to serve as a secondary manufacturing site as well as a potential…
Grocery Chain Transforms Morale
The executives of a large grocery chain had struggled with how to improve the productivity and morale of their distribution center. The environment was described as hostile and adversarial with…
Increasing Market Share by Transforming Sales Organization
A postage equipment company that has been losing sales in their traditional product sector had a unique opportunity to gain market share and increase sales. Modifications and innovations in the…
34% Reduction in Days in Inventory
A business unit within a global chemical company was losing millions of dollars each month. The operations needed a breakthrough to turn the business around. During a three-day work session,…
Disjointed Organization Forms an Aligned Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to Improve Profits
A division within a large logistics services company was not turning a profit and had unreliable performance. Upon being promoted, the new CEO complained that everyone within the organization was…
Successful Change Management by Measuring Performance and Engaging Employees
Recognizing that there was an opportunity to drive competitive advantage through its procurement practices, a global food company hired an internal rising star as its chief procurement officer. In a…
Conference on Innovation with Thought Leaders
A food product company had an initiative to create the company to be a leader in innovation. They were designing a conference on innovation and wanted to include Insigniam’s breakthrough…
Accelerating Speed to Market by Cutting Production Time in Half
A household goods company wanted to gain a leadership position in the air products aisle in Wal-Mart. The company needed to redesign their product line to achieve this goal since…
