Author Archives: Jonathan Byrnes

New Article – Improving Profitability from a Granular Level

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I recently wrote an article for Business Finance, “Improving Profitability from a Granular Level”. I hope you find it helpful.

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Change Management: Paving the Cowpaths

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

Change management is one of the most difficult problems facing managers at all levels. All too often, managers focus primarily on defining the best end-state, and deal with the change process almost as an afterthought. If the end-state really is … read on →

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Great Summer Reading

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

Here are four terrific books that you might enjoy this summer. One is an enduring classic of nature writing. Two are great management books that are not technically about management. And the fourth is a very interesting brief overview of … read on →

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New Article – Best Practices: Leading Profitability Turnaround

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I recently wrote an article for American Executive, “Best Practices: Leading Profitability Turnaround”. I hope you find it helpful.

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New Executive Briefing – First Steps to Profitability Turnarounds

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I was recently interviewed by Lindsay Konzak, Editor of Modern Distribution Management, on managing profitability turnarounds. Here’s the 14 minute You Tube segment: “First Steps to Profitability Turnarounds”.

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Unlikely Operations Heroes – Sales Reps

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

A few weeks ago, I met with the top operations managers of a major multinational consumer products company. These executives were very interested in understanding how to become more innovative. What could they do? What have other companies done? What … read on →

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New Article – The Use and Misuse of Business Cases

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I recently wrote an article for Business Finance, “The Use and Misuse of Business Cases”. I hope you find it helpful.

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New Article – Getting Under the Hood of a Flawed Budgeting Process

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I recently wrote an article for Business Finance, “Getting Under the Hood of a Flawed Budgeting Process”. In the article I explain why most budgeting processes are inherently backward-looking, so companies wind up investing in yesterday, instead of tomorrow. I … read on →

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