For A Winning Culture, Give Power To The People
When employees are empowered to improve systems, perfect quality and delight customers, they usually do. And that’s when the company goes from good to great.
When employees are empowered to improve systems, perfect quality and delight customers, they usually do. And that’s when the company goes from good to great.
If you initially tolerate ambush communications, it can become a pattern of behavior. Unchecked, these “well-intended requests” can wear you down, change your mood and worse, affect your value of the messenger.
In just over a year as its new CEO, Chris Hall has helped Sparkling Ice regain its mojo after the pioneering sparkling-water brand spent a few years grappling with deep-pocketed competition, a brand-extension stumble and, finally, the ouster of Hall’s predecessor.
Jim Barnes, CEO of Envista, built the supply chain consulting and e-commerce services company from the ground up with his partner. He’s using his years of experience to help traditional retailers compete against Amazon.
Honey started as a hobby for Nature Nate’s CEO Nathan Sheets and has turned into an international business. He talks with Chief Executive about using community impact as an inspiration for growth and the challenges he faces in the food industry.
For many companies, cost-cutting efforts quickly translate into a competitive “race to the bottom” in which retailers, manufacturers and consumers alike all lose out on greater growth and access to exciting innovations. It’s a dangerous cycle, but it doesn’t have to happen.
Automation solutions are increasingly incorporating capabilities to handle the Internet of Things, but manufacturers will likely need to shop separately for many best-of-breed IoT components.
As CEO of International Paper, CEO John Faraci helped the $25 billion company (with an EBITDA of $3.3 billion) have its best fourth quarter in a decade. What’s the first thing he monitors each morning? Safety — it’s “a good indicator of product quality, morale, housekeeping and costs.”
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