Glass Half Full: Driving Business in the New Virtual Environment
HPA Consultant John King discusses the benefits of virtualization for the long haul, and the surprising ways in which your organization might thrive in a remote environment.
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Unlocking the Hidden Value of Conflict
Not all conflict is damaging – in fact, constructive conflict is actually a powerful tool within an organization. HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt outlines the differences in types of conflict and describes a path forward for fixing a company’s conflict problem.
Profitability Improvement & Business Planning
An underperforming, private-equity-backed, industrial cleaning company sought to enhance short-term profitability, evaluate the long-term potential of the business, and build a business plan to capture that potential.
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Musings of a Fallible Leader: Corporate Leadership in the Pandemic
HPA COO Justin Moser reflects on the challenges of corporate leadership mid-pandemic, and outlines four timeless principles.
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March (to October) Madness
HPA Founder & Managing Director Sumeet Goel reflects on the past six months, and shares his thoughts on how we can work together to come out of this global crisis in our best possible place.
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Business Transformation Strategy and Market Assessment
A multibillion dollar specialty retail company operating hundreds of stores in North America needed a broad business strategy to frame its near-term turnaround initiatives within a comprehensive plan to rebuild for growth.
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The Right Way or The Wrong Way – How are You Managing IT?
HPA Senior Advisor Bob Kaplan discusses the important role of discipline in IT management – and why the “quick and easy” way is rarely either quick or easy in the longer term.
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Managing the Whipsaw: Planning for the Next Normal
As we look ahead (even if it’s just a month at a time!), HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt suggests we borrow three practices from supply chain organizations for managing through volatility.
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Pivoting as Business Strategy: The Pandemic Edition
If retail companies have learned anything at all during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, it’s this: When it comes to keeping the doors open during the six-foot-apart economy, adapt or die.
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How Strategy Development Changes in a Downturn
HPA COO Justin Moser discusses six key shifts in thinking that are key to managing in the midst of a downturn.
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