Exercise your business mind
"When times are tough, you need people to think constructively and act decisively".
This can be a serious challenge, if people in your organization tend to view the glass as half empty rather than half full. So how can you encourage people to see the opportunities, rather than focusing on the limitations? In Celemi Performance™, teams of four participants exercise their business minds by following the case story of Fenix Inc. In three chapters, they help Fenix Inc. to get the basics right, create a competitive advantage, and finally to win the business. Throughout the workshop, participants draw parallels to their own reality, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities for their own company.
Develop a shared understanding of what your organization is up against – so that you can unite around the way forward.
Participants from all levels and functions can come together for a constructive dialogue about a broad range of strategically important issues, such as:
- Product life cycles
- Disruptive technologies
- Supply chain efficiency
- Value-added services
- Customer segmentation
- Short-term vs. long-term profitability
Many small wins…
See the impact of small changes through Celemi’s Profit simulator (opens in a new window).
Who benefits?
- Management teams – or other groups of decision makers – can use the workshop as a framework for a strategic planning session.
- All employees can gain a shared understanding of the strategic challenges and the way forward.
- Managers can use the workshop as a platform for communicating how ongoing initiatives are in line with the strategic direction.
Key results
Celemi Performance supports a dialogue on strategic issues across functional and hierarchical boundaries. In addition, the workshop:
- Creates broad, shared understanding of the key issues and factors that influence the business.
- Highlights the fundamental importance of customer focus, including a solid understanding of customer needs.
- Illustrates how small improvements can have a great effect on the bottom line.
- Inspires people to focus on what can be done, even when business conditions are tough.
Key concepts
Offering
- Product lifecycle
- Disruptive technologies
- Sustainability
- Lean production
Markets
- Differentiated market strategies
- Market intelligence
Operations efficiency
- Organizational structure
- Supply chain
Customer strategy
- Value-added services
- Customer needs and preferences
- Customer intelligence
- Customer segmentation
- Targeting preferred customers
Growth and sustainable profitability
- Securing cash flow
- Creating long-term value
