In this issue: Structure and New Ways of Driving Organic Growth, How Design Can Reduce Shipping Costs, Using Data Instead of a Middle Manager, and more. Read More »
1. Letterman’s Last Laugh A fantastically detailed account of preparing for David Letterman’s final show, written by his longtime gag writer, Bill Scheft. A poignant reminder that writing jokes is a process: The monologue, my main responsibility (along with Steve Young), had been put together the night before. We never do it this far in advance, but because […] Read More »
New York, NY – Building on 20 years of expertise in enabling data-driven organizations, SSA & Company has partnered with InfomatiX to develop new training approaches designed to help business practitioners make data actionable – so that greater and faster insights actually move the business to faster and better decisions, as opposed to more questions. […] Read More »
Was Clay Christensen Wrong About Disruption? Clayton Christensen’s 1997 landmark study of disruptive markets, The Innovator’s Dilemma, continues to drive discussion about innovation and new competitors. But nearly twenty years later, are his conclusions about disruption still persuasive? Jill Lepore re-examines the book in the most recent New Yorker and concludes that he got the […] Read More »
For this audio interview, Tom Gardner sat down with Scott Miller, CEO of the G100 Network, a group of more than 200 leading CEOs who meet to discuss best practices in the new era of corporate transparency. The former CEO of both Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H) and United Infrastructure, Miller served on the board of AXA Financial, as well as several private companies, and is a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners. Miller is also a member of the boards of the Aspen Community Foundation and The Kravis Leadership Institute. Read More »
Scott Miller| CEO – G100 Network Succeeding at Succession Scott Miller currently serves as CEO of G100 Network, a network of private learning communities for current and rising CEOs and the senior executives who work with them. The cornerstone of G100Network is G100, a private group of chief executives of the world’s largest and most […] Read More »
Positioning Ideas In the Public Arena – Through Words, Image and Strategic Development LOS ANGELES, CA – Today High Lantern Group announced the addition of Nazanin “Naz” Arandi as Creative Director, based in the Los Angeles office. Arandi will lead the firm’s creative design practice, bringing client issues and priorities to life through visual mediums. […] Read More »
Is supply chain planning/management ready for outsourcing? At 2PM EST on Mar 6, explore the evolution of outsourcing, trends in supply chain today, and what this means for supply chain outsourcing in a webinar with experts Erwin Hermans, VP (Celestica), Jason Meil, MD (SSA) & Cory Eaves, MD (General Atlantic). This webinar examines the evolution […] Read More »
In the spirit of the holidays, we are happy to share two of this year’s most inspiring business stories, which I heard at a recent Deming Center board meeting. The Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School is a consortium of leading institutions chartered to create operational excellence in major corporations […] Read More »
New York (August 14, 2013) – SSA & Company, a leading innovator in operations consulting and data-driven decision making, today announced a partnership focused on achieving efficiencies in advertising – and driving a productive balance between creativity and efficiency. Recognizing the transformation in advertising from an industry driven exclusively by creativity to one in which […] Read More »
