Breakthrough Imperatives
Digital Transformation at a Global Consumer Goods Company
A leader in the household cleaning supplies and consumer chemicals industry was experiencing the challenge of shifting the focus of their distribution channel from traditional…
Operational Excellence From Innovation and Centralization
Station managers at a major American airline company found their shift bidding process to be cumbersome and inefficient. For their bi-annual shift bidding, they were…
Intervene in the Drift
We have all seen a leaf floating by in the drift of a river. It goes with the current…the drift. It’s a simple concept. That…
If You Want Great Things From Your People, Give Them Space To Perform.
Anyone with a position of seniority in an organization must navigate the distinction between managing and leading. Executing the actions already determined to be needed…
The Ticker: Rise of Robots: Why Managers Need to Focus on People Skills
It may sound like the prologue to the next Terminator film, but the findings are real: In a study conducted last fall by Future Workplace…
Shipbuilding’s Lessons on Leadership, from Huntington Ingalls CEO Mike Petters
It can take eight years to build a military ship. That kind of long-term perspective informs CEO Mike Petters' growth mindset.
$45M Cost Savings and Value Stream Enhancement
Insigniam management consultants worked with an industrial manufacturing company’s supply chain to elevate performance. They had been having difficulties acquiring parts. The leaders committed to…
How Robots Will Remake the Economy
Robotic automation is dramatically changing how companies across many sectors—like finance, retail, construction—do business.
The New Business of Climate Change
Dealing with climate change is about more than risk management—it means seizing new business opportunities.
Experian’s Big Data Transformation
Global CIO Barry Libenson is helping to build a business model that can handle the next downturn.
CareCentrix’s CFO Has a Hand on the Tiller
Steve Horowitz has helped the health care company pivot its strategy to seize big growth opportunities.
DNB Is Banking on Agility
Norway’s largest bank has moved away from bricks and mortar. CFO Kjerstin Braathen is on the front lines of customer-centric change.