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Bill Sontag, a veteran of Procter & Gamble’s human‑resources division with more than three decades of experience, has been appointed Vice President of Human Resources at Beasley Media Group. He previously guided Beasley through a critical transition from TriNet to Engage PEO, improving HR processes and employee experience. In his new role, Sontag will oversee all HR and benefits functions, including employee relations, compliance, insurance programs, and well‑being initiatives. The hire signals Beasley’s commitment to strengthening its talent infrastructure as the company expands.
Clorox embarked on a five‑year, $580 million ERP overhaul, migrating to SAP S/4HANA under CIO Chau Banks and Accenture partner Johan Opperman. The program was framed as an enterprise reinvention, emphasizing cross‑functional alignment, phased “waves” that respected seasonality, and a robust change‑network to...
SAP CEO Christian Klein told an ASUG Talks podcast that AI is no longer a peripheral technology but a force multiplier demanding wholesale business redesign. Companies are underestimating the scale of change, especially the need for process redesign and data...
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) announced the acquisition of Wisconsin‑based tech advisory firm Answerport, marking its first M&A transaction in almost a year. The deal, terms undisclosed, adds Answerport’s expertise in post‑deal IT integration, system carve‑outs, and ongoing operations. Answerport, known for serving...
Bain & Company announced senior partner Hernan Saenz as head of its Global Strategy & Transformation practice. Saenz, who spent more than 25 years at Bain, previously led the Performance Improvement practice, tripling its scale and doubling the Southwest region’s...
The article outlines a systematic approach to onboarding new C‑suite members, arguing that informal briefings are insufficient. It presents a playbook that combines structured briefings, sponsor assignments, and cultural immersion to accelerate executive ramp‑up. The author emphasizes measurable performance goals...
Everest Group has appointed Ross Tisnovsky as a partner to head the expansion of its CIO Research and Advisory practice. Tisnovsky returns after a 12‑year tenure at McKinsey, where he co‑founded the technology‑focused Solution Ignite unit. The move aims to...
Recent research shows that organizations with a strong truth‑telling culture can boost financial performance by more than 20%, while 76% of workers say honesty influences their employer choice. Yet only 19% of employees trust that leaders are being truthful, reflecting...
The Improvement Paradox webinar showcases a Forrester Consulting study commissioned by SafetyCulture that reveals a persistent gap between improvement intent and execution in organizations. Speakers Paul Miller and Michael Lung will dissect why improvement stalls, contrast reactive versus integrated approaches,...
CGI has secured a £20 million (approximately $25 million) contract to support the Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) for up to eight more years, extending a 15‑year partnership. The deal makes CGI the MRA’s strategic delivery partner, responsible for the Enterprise Mining Information...
Moen, a leading North American faucet brand, overhauled its West Coast distribution by consolidating operations into a new Las Vegas hub built with FORTNA. The facility employs an AutoStore high‑density robotic storage system and integrated warehouse execution software to streamline receiving,...
Australian universities spent about AUD 1.8 billion (≈US$1.2 billion) on external consultants in 2024, according to an ABC Four Corners investigation. The spending underpins large‑scale restructures, such as UTS’s plan to cut 340 jobs and 1,000 subjects with KPMG’s help. Critics, including Education...
The "Organizing for the AI Era" framework offers enterprises a structured blueprint to redesign authority, accountability, and operating models as AI becomes a core capability. It moves beyond literacy and policy, delivering concrete artifacts such as an AI Operating Model...
A year after the Trump administration’s tariff wave, KPMG’s February 2026 survey shows U.S. firms facing shrinking margins, higher operational costs and a growing tendency to shift tariff burdens onto customers. Thirty‑four percent of companies now pass more than half of...
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has engaged AtkinsRéalis under an eight‑year Capital Investment Consultancy Services framework to deliver consultancy, design and programme management across its airport portfolio, including Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted. The firm will provide cost, health‑and‑safety, operational...
APQC CONNECT 2026 in Houston will showcase how organizations are turning the Bridge‑Streamline‑Flow mantra into measurable results. Speakers from Magna International, Intermountain Health, AWS, and others detailed breakthroughs such as a company‑wide process framework, cross‑functional talent‑acquisition tools, and strategic embedding of knowledge‑management...
Brazil’s Organizações Sociais de Saúde (OSS) model transfers management of public hospitals to private non‑profit operators while keeping public ownership and funding. Using a difference‑in‑differences analysis of all hospitalisations from 2006‑2022, the study finds admissions up about 40%, bed turnover...
Autotrader has expanded its four‑year partnership with Embridge Consulting by signing a three‑year Business Technology as a Service (BTaaS) agreement. The new framework consolidates integration, managed support, advisory and innovation services into a subscription model, moving beyond traditional managed services....
Wasabi Technologies, a fast‑growing cloud storage startup, has built its revenue engine on a pure direct‑sales model. Founder David, a serial entrepreneur with a music‑tech background, now faces a go‑to‑market dilemma: whether to preserve the simplicity of direct relationships or...
The article debunks the information‑deficit model, showing that simply providing facts rarely changes entrenched beliefs. Decades of research, from the Semmelweis effect to studies on death‑penalty attitudes, reveal a psychological resistance to contradictory evidence. Instead, behavior shifts are driven by...
SAP transformation deadlines are tightening as SAP pushes customers toward its cloud‑first Business Suite, with AI increasingly embedded in core processes. Anurag Barua, SAP’s Transformation Leader, explains the suite’s role as a unified digital backbone and clarifies when to adopt...
BGB Group announced the acquisition of Hayden Consulting Group, a specialist in market access and patient services, to broaden its Strategic Advisory practice. The deal combines Hayden’s expertise in payer, reimbursement and affordability with BGB’s capabilities across commercial due diligence,...
Fortune 500 companies are abandoning aggressive expansion in favor of disciplined efficiency, as a CEOWORLD survey of 26,000 executives shows hiring freezes, trimmed discretionary spend, and a capital shift toward AI and automation. Boardrooms are tightening budgets and prioritizing margin protection...
Sax Advisory Group announced the acquisition of CoMetrics Partners, a boutique consulting and technology firm, expanding its turnaround, profit‑optimization and performance‑analytics services. The deal brings three CoMetrics partners and the entire staff into Sax’s Parsippany, New Jersey headquarters, though financial terms...
Levi Strauss & Co. has completed about 60% of its global ERP modernization, a cornerstone of its shift toward AI‑driven orchestration and a data‑centric operating model. The overhaul supports the company’s ambition to grow revenue to roughly $10 billion, with direct‑to‑consumer...
The cost of quality (CoQ) includes both the expenses of fixing defects and the investments needed to prevent them. While the cost of poor quality (COPQ) can eat up 25‑40% of a company’s revenue at a typical three‑sigma performance, prevention...
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ClearPoint Strategy launched an AI‑driven platform that automates and centralizes strategic planning, aiming to close the well‑known execution gap that affects roughly 61% of executives. The solution supports more than 20 planning frameworks, integrates with existing software stacks, and links...
EchoData and leadership expert R. Michael Anderson have formed a strategic partnership to deliver AI leadership, governance, and transformation programs across Saudi Arabia in line with Vision 2030. The collaboration designates EchoData as the exclusive ground‑level partner responsible for client...
Harvard Business Review’s Strategy Summit 2026 highlighted a fundamental shift from a physical‑asset, mass‑production economy to one driven by intangibles, digital products and services. Rita McGrath argued that sustainable competitive advantage now requires firms to define a clear strategic “center” and...
Bain & Company announced an expanded partnership with Palantir, deepening their collaboration to deliver enterprise AI transformation services. The deal adds Palantir’s AIP and Foundry platforms to Bain’s consulting toolkit, enabling end‑to‑end AI use‑case delivery. Over 1,500 Bain AI, data...
Dymeka Harrison, a commercialization veteran, argues that breakthrough products alone don’t guarantee lasting companies; adoption hinges on disciplined commercial execution. She cites the 70‑90% startup failure rate as largely driven by underdeveloped commercial foundations. Harrison outlines a holistic commercial system—segmentation,...
PROLIM announced the rebranding of its recent acquisition, Kasmo Digital, under the PROLIM name, creating a unified global digital‑transformation brand. The move expands PROLIM’s footprint across North America, Europe, India and APAC and adds deep Salesforce and Snowflake consulting expertise...
Dr. Lalit Mohan Ranga, a doctorate‑trained operational strategist, has applied systems‑thinking and quantitative analysis to overhaul Bayshore Plumbers, a Bay Area service firm. By deploying integrated dashboards, AI‑enabled voice response, and a web‑based operational platform, he boosted revenue from $5.8 million...
The case study outlines a practical IT strategic planning framework that shifts IT functions from reactive firefighting to proactive delivery. It integrates quantitative assessments, stakeholder workshops, prioritized roadmaps, and governance into a repeatable discipline. By converting planning into an operational...
The ClearPoint Strategy blog outlines seven industry‑specific strategy‑map templates, illustrating how the Balanced Scorecard’s four perspectives can be visualized for manufacturing, airlines, healthcare, hospitals, and municipal governments. Each example shows cause‑and‑effect links that translate high‑level goals into actionable objectives, while...
ClearPoint Strategy’s 2026 Strategic Planning Report examined 20,582 plans across seven industries, analyzing 31.2 million data rows. Completion rates vary dramatically, with Energy & Utilities leading at 25.81% and nonprofits lagging at 5.29%. Plan size, team composition, and ownership gaps differ...
DaVinci Commerce has secured a strategic investment from Accenture and launched a global partnership to embed its AI Commerce Experience Platform within Accenture Song’s transformation practice. The deal positions DaVinci’s Agentic BrandStore as an experience layer that converts product data...
ClearPoint Strategy’s Ted Jackson explains the three classic levels of strategy—corporate, business‑unit, and functional—and how they interlock like a tree’s trunk, branches, and leaves. He emphasizes that aligning each layer with a unified mission, vision, and measurable objectives drives coherent...
The article argues that the most impactful business improvements often come from tiny, intentional tweaks rather than sweeping overhauls. Simple adjustments—such as rephrasing a sentence, moving a step earlier, or consolidating repeated decisions—can eliminate hidden friction and free up employee...
Embridge Consulting has been appointed the exclusive UK public‑sector reseller for Unit4 under a five‑year agreement. The deal pairs Unit4’s AI‑enabled, people‑centric ERP platform with Embridge’s Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) delivery model to accelerate finance and HR modernization...
Consulting firms are increasingly essential as organizations confront rapid technology shifts, tighter regulations, and fierce competition. By delivering risk‑management frameworks, strategic planning tools, and operational‑efficiency audits, consultants help companies reduce compliance exposure and cut costs. Their cross‑industry expertise supplies market...
Education firms face a pivotal choice when considering external consultants, weighing potential growth against cost risk. The article outlines criteria for timing the engagement, such as product pivots, scaling challenges, or data‑driven decision gaps. It then provides a step‑by‑step framework...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Swissport have renewed their decade‑long partnership, extending it for another five years. The new agreement emphasizes AI‑enabled services, hybrid cloud, and data platforms to modernize Swissport’s global ground‑handling operations. TCS will drive operational resilience, faster...
Declan Goodman argues that the key to successful AI adoption lies in storytelling, not technology. By borrowing mythic narratives such as Raven, Midas, and Krishna, leaders can frame AI initiatives in human‑centric terms that build trust. The article highlights three...
Lowe’s announced an expanded partnership with RELEX Solutions and Accenture to create a unified, AI‑driven inventory replenishment platform covering its entire product assortment, stores and distribution centers. The collaboration builds on RELEX’s existing seasonal‑business support and adds automated ordering, stock‑out...
Organizations often stumble in change initiatives not because they lack vision, but because they juggle too many projects at once, stretching limited capacity and creating change fatigue. APQC research highlights competing priorities, insufficient readiness assessments, and poor sequencing as the...
Peter Cuneo, former Marvel CEO, outlines a repeatable playbook for rescuing underperforming businesses. He stresses that cultural misalignment is often the hidden cause of failure and that diagnosing problems requires listening to insiders. Successful turnarounds hinge on assembling a decisive...
Warehouse consultations are emerging as a strategic tool for companies seeking to future‑proof their distribution centers. By conducting thorough facility walkthroughs, workflow analyses, and data‑driven assessments, consultants pinpoint inefficiencies and recommend scalable storage and automation solutions. The process not only...
Ascend Analytics’ SmartBidder platform blends AI‑driven market forecasts with human trader oversight to boost battery energy‑storage profitability. The algorithm wins roughly 95 % of trading days, while skilled human calibration adds an estimated 5‑10 % revenue lift, exemplified by correcting ERCOT early‑morning...
MIT Sloan Management Review highlights the rise of “retro‑innovation,” where companies revive outdated technologies to capture new demand. The article notes that products like analog phones, vinyl records, and classic video‑game consoles are resonating especially with Generation Z. It outlines three...
