Business Improvement...
Taking what's good, and making it better.
Is your company getting a return on investment from its improvement initiatives year after year?
Many CEOs don't think so! They see business improvement as a cost center and not as a profit center. In regard to traditional methods and implementation of those methods, they may very well be right. Cooliemon® changes all of that.
Traditional quality-management methods are applied to the project-oriented areas of business: manufacturing and engineering. However, to the Cooliemon® way of thinking, an organization is so much more than that. Areas such as human resources, business development, finance, facilities, and security are largely ignored in most improvement efforts, or are only partially addressed. Hence even the most rigorous and costly improvement programs often yield limited – and frequently disappointing – results.
Cooliemon® believes that there are underlying issues that we refer to as the "Compass" and the "Clock."
The "Compass"
is setting the direction
so that "product" features
meet the needs of
internal and external customers.
The "Clock"
is doing things quicker,
faster, and smarter
through achieving freedom
from deficiencies.
The problems of any absent "Compass" and/or "Clock" are compounded by the fact that the nuts and bolts of organizational improvement can be pretty boring for everyone except quality-management experts. Factor in the natural human resistance to change, and you have a company full of people - your most valuable resource - who are disengaged from the entire improvement process. And if they're not part of the solution, they are, however unwittingly, part of the problem.
When, in this environment...
- Business planning and development are disconnected from...
- Product or project planning and development that also are disconnected from...
- Operational planning, implementation, and administration...
...then companies begin to experience less than optimal
- Communications
- Performance
- Quality...
...in spite of the illusion of success that is profitability, or the bottom line. It is only when these "issues" begin to have an impact on the bottom line that executives and managers sit up and pay attention.
Suppose, just suppose,
that the "bottom line" could be improved?
What's in a word?
The very word "problem" is...well, problematic for some CEOs and business owners. They don't like to think in terms of their company having "problems," preferring to use positive-thinking terms such as "challenges" or "opportunities," which sound a lot better.
The truth is that having problems is nothing to fear. Every business has them, but you can only solve them if you acknowledge them for what they are. (That's where our Benchmarking services can be invaluable.)
Cooliemon® can help you solve your problems...but we're much more than problem solvers. We know the principles of business improvement and quality management from the inside out. What makes us unique is that we show you how to apply these principles to all areas of your business, and how to involve your team in the process. Our methods are designed to help you make immediate improvements, while opening the door to nearly boundless opportunities for future success.
Mere improvement isn't enough.
As a company owner or key decision maker in today's brutally competitive business climate, you are probably already doing many things very well. If you're honest, however, you'll probably acknowledge that there are some things you could do better – maybe a lot better.
At Cooliemon® we're all about improvement, but we believe that continual improvement is the real key to success. Accordingly, we provide you with the tools not only to improve your operations in ways that can easily be measured, but to sustain these improvements and build on them.
Our proven methods will help you improve quality, increase productivity, reduce cycle time, and enhance performance. We offer a wide range of special techniques and training, as well as numerous products and programs that can be customized for your firm.
Whether your firm has known problems or is a "high maturity" company, there's always room for improvement. Cooliemon® offers the expertise needed to help you identify costly problems and develop solid solutions. The Cooliemon Team can help your company answer the question: Are we getting the most from our business improvement efforts?
Cooliemon®'s methods and techniques will...
- Put Six Sigma programs on steroids
- Enhance Organizational Innovation & Deployment (OID) performance
- Provide defined measures that yield better and more effective decision making
Through the use of these methods and techniques, our clients gain significant results with a clearly measurable return on investment...year after year.
Our proprietary Star Organizational Improvement (Star OI™) method will set you on the path to reducing defects while leveraging your strengths to improve your bottom line by as much as 30% of your direct labor costs.
If you're ready to find out more about what we can do for your improvement efforts, send us an email today.
While you're considering your options, treat yourself and your firm to one of our most exciting new Business Improvement products, Ralph Williams' new book, Stomp Yer Croc!
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