Implementing change is risky business, and very difficult to do well. Academic research, surveys completed by major consulting firms, and personal observation all reveal that most implementation efforts fail to achieve the desired results. The reasons why companies fail to…

HighPoint Senior Advisor Anna Minto explores concepts of “Transformation in the Workplace.” “Transformations can be applied anywhere, to services and brands, to thoughts and ideas, even entire organizations. But it always starts with the individual—you.”

Fantasy football’s runaway popularity – and the massive gambling activity it attracts – are borne from the endless combinations and possibilities it offers. After all, there is no such thing as fantasy boxing or tennis. Two competitors meet, one is victorious and the result hinges on individual performance. A football team, on the other hand, is an interconnected web of capabilities, flaws and potential. It’s a puzzle. At Highpoint, we think about that puzzle in the corporate context all the time and seek inspiration wherever we can find it.

We often forget what large swaths of New York used to be like. This was made clear to me recently during a fascinating session with Douglas Blonsky, President of the Central Park Conservancy and perhaps the single biggest reason the park appears the way it does today.

In order to better align incentive compensation and overall business priorities for project managers, a publicly traded $15B+ international engineering and construction firm sought assessment and planning expertise.

A $10B global vision care products provider was in search of support to create and execute a new strategic planning process for one of its key divisions.

Although PE-owned, mid-market pet supply products distributor believed there was an untapped market opportunity for private label hard goods in their retail channels, the distributor lacked expertise on market evaluation, go-to-market strategy, and execution.

Earlier this month, I spent some time hiking in the Canadian Rockies with my wife, and reflected on my last eight years at HPA and how much the business has changed over that time.

When I started at HPA in early 2009, we were in the throes of a major market correction and business slowdown that many had not experienced in our lifetimes. Today the concerns we most often hear from clients are how to best position themselves in a rapidly changing world.

A $10B private equity firm was contemplating an acquisition in a niche healthcare services space and sought a market assessment of the sector.

The portfolio company of a US-based, global private equity firm with $5B AUM was searching for a permanent replacement for their CFO, but sought an experienced professional to hold the interim position while the search was underway.