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Harvey Schiller Articles

Written by: Harvey Schiller

!@#$%^&*! HUH? WHAT DID YOU MEAN? - Click To Read Article
How hard can it be to say what you mean? It sounds easy but in fact is quite challenging.

A Vision Statement for Next Generation Enterprises - Click To Read Article
Successful enterprises will embrace a disciplined systematic approach to the critical result drivers through a lean philosophy and enterprise excellence methodologies focused on people, business practices and technologies, and the integration of these systems to create a structure that supports responsive decision making, flexibility and innovation.

"Try" is a Weasel Word - Click To Read Article
As a manager demand clear unambiguous commitment to targets and goals.

Knowledge is NOT power, practice is NOT perfection - Click To Read Article
The more you show what you know, and do so with perfection, then you inevitably become more valuable, more productive and more confident. So learning AND perfect application leads to change and success.

THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP BANK - Click To Read Article
Relationships with customers are based on a series of interactions and you must strive to make each interaction with that customer, exceed that customer's expectations.

Managing People? Be a Gardener - Click To Read Article
Essentially, managers would do well to think like gardeners and create conditions that lead to optimal growth.

IT'S GOOD TO BE PARANOID - Click To Read Article
n the past, paranoia was viewed negatively; however, today paranoia reflects the reality of business today.

STRATEGIC PURCHASING by HARVEY SCHILLER - Click To Read Article
The economic environment is very difficult with strong competition and cost conscious customers. Manufacturers must find ways to become more efficient and to reduce input costs. Clearly raw material sourcing and purchasing is a huge opportunity.

5S Applied to the CEO Role - Click To Read Article
We’ve taken the 5S concept and philosophy that is traditionally applied to workplaces, shop floors and operations and applied it to the role of the CEO and to the performance improvement of the enterprise.

The Importance of Problem Solving - Click To Read Article
Businesses must develop practical applications to effectively deal with product and process problems. 8D Problem Solving is proven and powerful approach to reducing recurring customer complaints, waste, scrap, rework and the associated costs.

The 4 Principles of a Successful Business Today - Click To Read Article
In today’s business environment it has become absolutely and unequivocally critical to drive the limited, scarce and expensive resources of an organization to the desired results, detailed are the four underpinnings for success.

Signs of a Declining Business - Click To Read Article
The tell tale signs of a business in decline.

Harnessing Human Resources for Sustainable Competitive Advantage - Click To Read Article
Paying careful attention to the one thing companies can control - the quality of their people, especially in the leadership pool leads to generating excellent results year after year.

Personal Guiding Principles - Click To Read Article
Without values and character strength, the challenges of life will replace short-term success with failure.

The Basics in Lean Manufacturing Tools - Click To Read Article
The basics in lean manufacturing tools.

The Cost of Getting it Wrong - Click To Read Article
Organizations need to know how far they are traveling from their desired path and what is it costing them to stray

Long Live Profit Sellling - Click To Read Article
Successful enterprises will focus on their bottom line through a combination of profit selling and cost cutting while relentlessly driving extraordinary value to selected customers.

The "Yeah, But......" Syndrome - Click To Read Article
Be open to new ideas and participate in the learning process inherent in seminars, training sessions and strategic retreats. Then it’s up to you as to how “rich” you become.

THE TRAINING GAP - Click To Read Article
If a new sales rep, or any new employee, with potential, talent and ability fails maybe it is the quality and nature of the trainer, coach and the program.

TAKE, SHAKE OR BREAK - Click To Read Article
Business is simple, all you have to do is TAKE, SHAKE OR BREAK. But, good Take, Shake and Break decisions and practices are essential to the continuing success of any enterprise.

Next Generation Enterprises - Click To Read Article
A vision statement for next generation enterprises

Making Lean Part of the Business Strategy - Click To Read Article
With the best of intentions, many companies fail to secure the desired results for lean manufacturing initiatives. Why? Because the lean initiatives are not part of the overall business strategy.

Leadership & the TRUST Factor - Click To Read Article
Trust is a gift you give, and a reward you earn. Trust is powerful as it implies a commitment by and to you. But it is also fragile. What does a leader and manager do to secure trust?

Hidden Opportunities in Economic Downturns - Click To Read Article
Despite the economic conditions, or more appropriately because of the economic downturn, now is the time to seize the advantage. It may sound counter-intuitive, but a downturn opens up rare opportunities to outmaneuver rivals. Many companies simply fail to see the opportunities hidden in economic downturns.

DO SOMETHING! - Click To Read Article
Lack of confidence throughout an organization immobilizes and discourages, diverting energy from important tasks and wasting time and resources. To create the burning desire to win leaders must mobilize and engage the organization.

Company on the Edge.......Push! - Click To Read Article
What makes companies successful? Why are some able to change and move forward, while others stagnate and retreat? Why do some companies perform steadily and grow, while others lag and contract? There are three critical factors in achieving the desired results for an organization.

Business Not As Usual - Roadmap for Process Improvement - Click To Read Article
Many businesses intellectually recognize that there is rapid and dramatic changes taking place locally and globally, and that they have not and are not reacting accordingly to address. They are stuck in doing business as usual, or as it was in the past.

Big Wins from Small Beginnings by Harvey Schiller - Click To Read Article
How do you get people to want to change and to commit to the change process?

A Framework for Leadership - Click To Read Article
Good leaders are made not born. Good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills and recognize that it is a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience.

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