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June 15, 2019
Remote Work Teams Are Changing Leadership Dynamics

Remote Work Teams Are Changing Leadership Dynamics

The way we form project teams is changing. Technology allows workers to more easily execute remote work, and search engines and social networks make finding partner […]
May 14, 2019
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Accelerate Global Transition Across an Industrial Automation Organization

Project Challenge An industrial automation software and technology company wanted to accelerate global transition across the organization. A global provider of industrial automation and technology was […]
February 19, 2019
Culture Improvement Painting Your Cultural Portrait

Painting Your Organization’s Cultural Portrait | Culture Improvement

Your Organizational Culture Portrait Part 2 “Corporate culture is the only sustainable competitive advantage that is completely within the control of the entrepreneur. Develop a strong […]
February 1, 2019
Process Optimization Rapid Business Growth FarWell Madison Milwaukee Wisconsin

Optimizing Process During Rapid Business Growth

The Challenge An international consumer packaged goods corporation is experiencing rapid business growth, facing challenges with process and customer satisfaction. An international consumer packaged goods corporation […]
January 2, 2019
Organizational Culture Portrait

Discovering the ‘Who’ of Your Organization | Organizational Culture

Your Organizational Culture Portrait Part 1 “I came to see, in my time at IBM, that culture isn’t just one aspect of the game, it is […]
November 20, 2018
Optimization - Watch that ROI

Return on Investment | Process Optimization

“Companies that do not leverage information technology as a key part of their business strategy may ultimately cease to exist.” – IBM: Calculating ROI for Process […]
November 7, 2018

Change Management | 5 Essentials of Change Leadership

“Only one-quarter of employers are sustaining gains from change management initiatives.” – Willis Towers Watson: Survey of Mid-size Organizations Sustainable cultural or technological change is uniquely […]
October 25, 2018

Culture is Critical | How to make work culture a part of leadership decisions.

“67% of U.S. workers are disengaged. Worldwide that number rises to 85%.” – The Employee App: State of the American Workplace Report – Gallup: State of […]
August 21, 2018
Project Portfolio Management Backlog

Project Governance | How to Monitor Performance Throughout a Project’s Lifecycle

“When projects aren’t governed well, poor project performance leads to organizations wasting an average of $122 million for every $1 billion spent.” – Pulse of the […]
August 15, 2018
Word Cloud Change Readiness Exercise

How to use a Word Cloud to present employee change readiness to stakeholders.

Use a Word Cloud to synthesize employee change readiness survey results. Preparing for a Successful Change FarWell Change Advisors use Word Clouds to report one collective […]
August 7, 2018

Tackling a Backlog with Agile for the First Time

The Challenge A Very Large Backlog and a Team New to Agile Projects A large regional health insurance company had deployed a new provider portal. As […]
August 7, 2018

Gaining Visibility and Predictability into a High-Profile Program

The Challenge High Profile Program Implementation was a Mystery A manufacturer of high-end appliances in North America wanted to implement a new initiative that established a […]
August 7, 2018

Putting a Global ERP Implementation Back on Course

The Challenge Global System Solution Not Going Well A global retail e-commerce provider known for its product quality and outstanding customer service was in the midst […]
June 25, 2018

7 Practices of Effective Leaders

Being a leader requires making a daily choice to learn, grow, self-reflect, admitting when wrong, but most importantly, effective leaders put others before themselves. It may […]
October 26, 2017

Ruthless Prioritization in Project Environments

In resource-constrained project environments where everything is a priority, nothing can truly be a priority. A key responsibility of senior leadership is to provide ruthless prioritization […]
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