News Release Index
(1 thru 8 of 8 total)
September 23, 2004
Wass Consulting Group Joins with Trenkle and Associates
Following a number of high profile cases in both industry and government where culture was identified as a root cause of a variety of problems, the need to reconsider the impact that a company/organization's culture has on its performance has never been greater. To address and help resolve this important issue, the Wass Consulting Group has teamed with Trenkle and Associates of Farmington Hills, Michigan to help our client "improve business results through cultural change".
September 19, 2003
Managing Backlash to Blackout 2003
Blackout 2003 will no doubt generate healthy debate leading to important
capital investments and attendant system reliability and casualty response
improvements. However, the opportunity is ripe for knee-jerk over reactions
on the part of government, regulators, and customer advocates, as well
as the transmission companies and utilities themselves.
October 14, 2002
Are all of the Gears Meshing
with your Business Management Model?
Is your Business Management Model hitting on all cylinders,
or is it a clunker that could use a tune-up or perhaps even a complete
overhaul? This article, the first in a series, will help you conceptually
frame your own existing management model, evaluate its thoroughness and
applicability to your current challenges, gain insights into why your
business may be struggling, and see how an effective management model
can help chart a course for markedly improved performance.
June 4, 2002
Hands-On Management Making a
Comeback
Executive management teams are evolving from a hands-off laissez faire
approach to a much more hands-on, proactive and involved style to survive
and prosper. Recent experience shows that in today's increasingly hostile
business environment, giving a subordinate enough rope for him to hang
himself only ensures that you will hang alongside him when things go wrong.
March 8, 2002
Securing Business Continuity is
more than Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness
In light of recent events, executive management and Boards of Directors
should take a more pervasive, end-to-end look at business continuity.
Experience shows that business continuity involves much more than emergency
preparedness and disaster recovery planning, and that typical enterprises
are not well secured.
January 2, 2002
Finding Top Executive Talent
in the Energy Industry Requires Special Search Skills
Increased competition and the accelerated pace of change demand that companies
attract, hire and retain the very best executive management talent. Hiring
decisions are often the most important decisions an executive makes, and
may impact their own success or failure. Search consultants have an obligation
to deliver top talent through a disciplined and thorough process.
November 17, 2001
Briefing Employees on Financial
Education and Retirement Planning Makes Sound Business Sense
Studies show that most employees are ill prepared to assume responsibility
for retirement needs, exposing both employees and enterprises to adverse
and costly impacts. A strong business case supports instituting an ongoing
employee financial education and retirement planning program (FE&RPP).
September 15, 2001
WCG Names Randall Moon Vice President
and Managing Consultant
The Wass Consulting Group has named Randall Moon, formerly of SBC/Amertitech,
as Vice President and Managing Consultant.
