Last year I shared with you my team’s story of how we used a Top Gun inspired all-nighter to change the business process of a company we acquired 3 years ago.
I distributed a note to employees letting them know we would be pulling an all-nighter with the goal of developing and implementing an operating guide on how both companies can most effectively and efficiently work together to create higher margins. I issued aviator sunglasses to the entire team. We reviewed everything from internal processes, sales cycles, and day-to-day operations.
So, one year in, how did we do? CLICK TO READ the full story.
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There is hardly a company in the world that isn’t under continuous pressure to reduce or minimize costs while simultaneously striving for growth. Executives feel it. Purchasing departments feel it. Managers and even entry-level staff can feel it. The continual drive to do more with less has resulted in various techniques that look like good solutions, but they can be very difficult to accomplish, and at best only deliver a fraction of what a company’s total savings could be.
