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“You can’t send a duck to eagle school” You have to admit, when you saw the headline of Colin Thompson’s short article. Ducks? Eagles? What’s this to do with business? But you will be simply stunned by the truth behind this kind of funny sentence. What about you? Do you think you can train a duck to become … Read more
Swiss-Indian Co-operation in the Area of Offshore Software Development In the mid 1990s, large corporations in Europe and the USA realized there was a huge lack of skilled software engineers. The need to solve the Y2K problem within a short timeframe, combined with unsuccessful education policies of the respective governments were two of the major … Read more
The Right Ingredients for Recruiting Success There’s no doubt that the well-established race for talent will continue to intensify. Shifting demographics are significantly impacting the composition of the talent pool, to the harsh extent that some companies are even leaving positions unfilled because they cannot locate the “perfect fit” candidates. Yet, in this global economy … Read more
The 15 most common CV writing mistakes – and how to avoid them The same common CV writing mistakes crop up time and time again. Too many jobseekers miss out on their dream job because of a small number of easily avoided blunders. These tips come from a comprehensive analysis of over 2,500 CVs to … Read more
Do you (or will you) have to manage a major company transformation? Written by Tim Thexton As interim managers, especially senior managers and directors we are most frequently called in at times of major change – for example a major company transformation. As such, titling ourselves change managers, we are the harbingers of that inevitable … Read more
An Interim Manager Success Story of rescuing a failing start-up Mission Company: You Take ControlMarket: PrivacyIndustry: Health CarePosition held: Interim CEOResponsibilities: Worldwide Sales, Marketing, Service, Support, Business DevelopmentHow hired: I met the founder at a conference and he hired me to come in to grow the start-up.Company status when started: Burned thru $300K with no … Read more
Context How to acquire the company with its own money: XYZ is our main competitor, with similar activity than ours, but complementary and of great marketing interest. Its 2XXX revenue amounts to $110M and its financial result is nil. In 2XXX, XYZ shareholders gave up ownership, as a result of an LMBO (Leverage Management Buy … Read more
Consultants can turn top management roles more effective and less lonesome… Taking risks is inherent in top management roles, but some often suppressed aspects are isolation and doubt. With the increase of economic and political uncertainly and complexity, top managers need to be able to ponder alternatives and decisions with stakeless peers – something that … Read more
CONTEXT A SMB company acting in ophtalmic lenses had to face a critical situation: Lack of cash, increasing delays for paying the suppliers Sales volume decrease Frequent delays in products deliveries High level scrap rate (14 %) Lack of manufacturing space An equity fund having invested in this company asked to the owner-president to hire … Read more
Towards a new form of consulting? The future of SMEs goes through their ability to develop innovation and international business. This requires from top managers in these companies to be more aggressive and take more risks than ever: new offers, new products, new subsidiaries or acquisitions in foreign countries, new partners… Taking risks is inherent … Read more