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Situation Management
If you put a frog in a boiling pot of water, he'll sense the heat
and immediately jump out of the scalding liquid.
If you put a frog in a cold pot of water then slowly raise the temperature, the frog will boil alive.
He becomes accustomed to the gradual temperature change, right until it kills him.
The Lesson:
People stay in terrible situations simply because they've gotten used to them. |
Occam's Razor
William Occam (also known as William of Ockham) was a medieval philosopher.
At The Evans Group much of our consulting work is based on a core principle, known as Occam's Razor:
One should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
Confronted with a puzzle, reduce the entities required to explain it.
Choose the simplest path through the forest. |
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Why focuses the business to the historical perspective as seen by the people involved in the problem and leads to analysis, not focusing on the positive. Businesses get lost in the analysis; the “why” and the “should” of it.
Instead, we ask What? What are you focusing on? What would you have to let go of in order to succeed? What do you want?
The Evans Group teaches businesses to move from thinking about their problems to thinking about possible solutions. From this hopeful place, businesses can unhook from their story and start moving forward.
We believe there are only “A Dozen Things That Can Go Wrong With A Business”, and conversely a dozen solutions/effective ways to execute a plan and develop a sound business.
Businesses grow by changing. There are different ways of looking at the world. Here's a great example:
Thinking Out of Box
Over 27 years of direct experience with business restructuring, CEO coaching, merger and acquisition, succession planning, and building in all areas business. Experienced in:
- Restructuring
- Business Start Ups
- EXECUTING to a Plan
- Financial & Strategic Planning
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Zero Based Budgeting
- Product Margin Analysis
- Key Value-Added Business Measures
- Cost Containment Solutions
- Banking and Loan Process Controls
- Working Capital Management
- Monthly Financial Closing Goals
- Manufacturing & Retail
- Purchasing / Inventory/ Distribution
- Import/Export
- International Development
- Due Diligence/ Sales & Acquisition Strategy & Planning
- Strategic key employee/owner or CEO coaching
- Personal Advisors
- Team Development
- Data Marketing Research
- Building Customer Partnerships
- Sales Route Planning
- Sales Field Training & Reporting
- Employee, Sales & Training & Motivational Seminars
- Succession Planning
Our consulting is hands-on, understanding your business. Sales and marketing driven, change oriented, and direct in focus.
Family Business is our Specialty!
HOW TO TELL IF YOU NEED A CONSULTANT...
If you find yourself nodding along to three or more of these questions, then your company would seriously benefit from our services!
Does Your Structure Work?
- Too much of your time is spent on disputes?
- You feel you can't keep up with important responsibilities?
- You can't pinpoint responsibility when something goes wrong?
- You don't have time for long range planning?
- Too few people will take responsibility?
- There is a lack of personnel capable of taking management positions?
- Questions have to be passed through too many people before a decision is made?
- Some people's skills are not being used?
- Some personnel are apparently not capable of their jobs?
- Errors occur too frequently?
- There is slowness in carrying out decisions?
- There is poor communication - people don't "get the word"?
- There is high turnover of employees?
- Payroll costs are rising faster than sales?
- Some people are obviously not busy?
- Procrastination - failure to make decisions on time is evident?
- You feel that if you want to have the job done right, you have to do it yourself ?
Are Your People Being Developed?
- Is work distributed evenly?
- Have you put the right person in the right job?
- Have you allowed for qualified people to be hired when available and needed?
- Do people know what standard of performance is expected of them?
- Is each employee accountable for their actions?
- Have you eliminated "red tape" wherever possible?
- Can employees make decisions that should be made at their level?
- Have you provided for communication upward and downward?
- Is advancement provided for capable people?
- Is the informal organization able to function and be observed?
Build a Better Business!
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