By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 10/23/2020Published in American Printer “Quarterly Performance Reviews between our Members, by the numbers, were undeniable…significant improvements in ‘Revenue per employee hour worked’ (including ‘Value-Added Dollars Produced — per employee hour worked’ – for some)…..were exceeding historical norms….”….Quarterly CEO Peer Group Reviews INTRODUCTION: Individual P & L’s were reviewed at recent…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 10/02/2020 Published in American Printer “..As of last year…Apple had suppliers in 49 countries…. supply chains emerged into “value chains”…which involved firms integrating with one another…. Changes in technology…and broadly accepted ideas… led to far-flung trade and cross-border integration…”….The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Do we have…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 09/25/2020 Published in American Printer “The purpose of a business is to create and serve customers…”…………………Peter Drucker, Writer, Professor, Consultant. INTRODUCTION: About two years ago, I wrote our client — in their Customer Survey Summary Report, that the significant number of requests for — Storage & Fulfillment — was a ‘gateway’ to gaining significant additional…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 09/18/2020 Published in American Printer “A Marine’s attitude….is a superior, strategic weapon.….”, Secretary of Defense, Gen. Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos INTRODUCTION: Around me….even quietly within me….there are occasional whimpers of frustration, grief, and almost unimaginable sense of loss…. Then I turn…. and start to count…. what I do have to work…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 09/11/2020 Published in American Printer “Our Mission is to Grow Your Business”…………The Daniels Group Mission Statement INTRODUCTION: The Daniels Group — in Asheville, NC — has a “one-of-a-kind resource” — they call it their……“Call Center.” In-bound….and….Out-bound. And they’ve taken a dramatic step: With excess capacity, and more capacity available to be…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 09/04/2020 Published in American Printer “…for some rustic destinations within a day’s drive of big U.S. cities, the coronavirus crisis…unleashed a boom…”…The Wall Street Journal, August 28 INTRODUCTION: “It was like on Memorial Day at 4 o’clock someone turned the light switch on — and it’s been just nonstop since…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 08/28/2020 Published in American Printer “The FBI, as of May 28th, had received around 320,000 complaints of internet crime, a senior official told the Senate Judiciary Committee in June — nearly double the rate for the prior year.”……..The Wall Street Journal INTRODUCTION: As of March 9, 2020, CNBC reported… that 60% of small…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 08/21/2020 Published in American Printer “Face-to-face meetings, video chats and phone calls — all beat email when it comes to perceptions of authenticity…a study shows”……The Wall Street Journal, Summary Report from — Journal of Applied Psychology INTRODUCTION: Most… top-performing Business Development professionals…. know…that if they can obtain a personal audience…. with their target…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 08/14/2020 Published in American Printer “I don’t know why we need to teach… or learn to use Databases….my customers have their mailing lists already developed… when they bring me a project….”……….Experienced, Successful Account Executive INTRODUCTION: That above quoted statement, in a phone call two weeks earlier…representing a “reactive” —…
By Sid Chadwick, Chadwick Consulting, Inc. – 08/07/2020 Published in American Printer “For the first time in the history of our country, the education skills of one generation will not surpass, will not equal, will not even approach, those of their parents.”…..John Copperman, Inside American Education, The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, by Thomas Sowell. INTRODUCTION:…