A large chemical plant was heading into a planned shutdown for upgrading equipment and regular maintenance, parallel to construction of new facilities. Through stakeholder and contractor integration, a keen planning focus, and schedule optimization sessions, the team was able to reduce the shutdown by six days, for a value of 3MM USD in actual costs and production capacity.
The contract and budget for construction of modules for the government was based on a specified learning curve, meaning that over time, both schedule and costs would be reduced for completion of subsequent modules. Revamped KPI Suite and meeting framework Employee engagement and coaching Profit and business driver analysis C-Suite to Supervisor coaching Through engagement and coaching at all levels,…
This wood manufacturing plant lost its entire Asian market overnight due to a price collapse. A third of the workforce had to be laid off. The Board of Directors gave the Plant six months to finish the year at break even, otherwise they would close the plant down. The workforce, some with only an 8th grade education, had to…
Client was a 200-person plant producing doors including interior, exterior, wood, PVC, steel, fiberglass etc. facing slow market growth and customer service issues that denigrated profitability. Silos from the sales force to the shop floor made it imperative to execute in a more integrated and aligned way. Changed KPIs to reflect right first time, customer service, and quality culture Gave…
Like anything in life, a moment can change everything. Suddenly, what you once thought was impossible, is happening. What you once thought you would never experience, you suddenly are. It starts in the morning when you wake up, you find yourself all alone, and your partner left you. All your plans together have gone up in smoke. As the day…
I recently sat down with Birutė Andruškaitė, entrepreneur, idea generator, business developer, and innovator to discuss leadership as her guest for her new business insights series. ————– A Leadership Conversation – an interview with a global business executive and change catalyst- Paul Rosenberg There is no final answer for the questions about leadership, strategy, market or how to be successful,…
The day was a long one, and memorable for all the wrong reasons. In three separate meetings, as a leader, my client had yelled profanities and lost his patience in front of his team and workforce. The entire week he had been combative. As I didn’t know him well, I was in observation mode and began to worry about how to…
The crusty welding supervisor looked me up and down, and as he turned away, he let one fly, the spittle landing at my feet. “ No f’ing way are you going to coach me”. And he walked away. Off to a flying start the first week at the shipyard. While his fellow supervisor and I stared at him incredulously, I…
The young University student was weak and ill. Her body was filled with sores and swelling, her forehead hot ….The line at the village clinic was tremendous, and as she took her place, the humidity and heat bore down on her in heavy oppressiveness. She felt the nausea rising, and it all began to spin. How did she get here, in Sri…
Brenda (name changed due to confidentiality) knew she had to do something. Her team’s performance had created severe risk. A key driver for lackluster results was misalignment with her senior staff and a large work force. By the time her clear messages about performance expectations seeped through the layers of management (including the Paleozoic and Mesozoic), the message had changed…