The Best Management Process I Learned…but Nobody Follows
A few years ago I had the opportunity to attend a conference hosted by an organization that facilitates CEO peer groups. One of the speakers shared an outstanding overview of…
Is an Eight Times (8x) Return on Investment Worth a Conversation?
While touring a company in the San Gabriel Valley recently, I saw a goldmine of improvement opportunities. When I shared some ideas for a proposal of services, the managers responded…
Unlock Your Business Potential!
As we continue through the uncertainty of the current economy, many organizations are struggling with questions like: Should we cut costs and hunker down for a new Recession? Do we…
Clarifying the Path for Your Team
At The Hampton Group, we utilize a Strategic Execution Process and web-based tool called KeyneLinkTM to enable organizations to “close the gap” between their targeted Strategic Plan and actual Execution.…
How to Get Better at Everything You Do
Everything we do at work takes execution. It takes execution to create a strategy. It takes execution to implement a strategy. It takes execution to do all of the things…
What Makes Simulation Different from Spreadsheet Analysis?
Businesses frequently are faced with complex decisions and utilizing the right tools to can improve the confidence in the results. This article introduces the concept of Discrete Event Simulation as…
CASE STUDY: Process Lead Time Reduction – Driving out Non-Value-Added Activities
A local community bank was challenged with simplifying their loan process and reducing the lead time for loan approval. Process Lead Time Reduction was of high importance so The Hampton…
California Manufacturing Sector Forecasted to Improve in Q2 2015; OC Lagging
There is some hope on the horizon for California’s manufacturing sector. The recently released Economic Forecast by the Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University expects the California manufacturing…