by Mike Gospe | Jun 11, 2018 | Integrated Business Planning
When it comes to designing and executing your annual business plan, alignment across the leadership team can be elusive. You think your team has come to agreement only to find that when they return to their desks, old habits persist. When it comes to the success of...
by Mike Gospe | May 7, 2018 | Marketing
I’m listening to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and pondering one of life’s deep questions: what defines great jazz? We all know great jazz when we hear it. But trying to duplicate it is no easy task. If you are a musician, you know what I mean. So, why...
by Mike Gospe | Jan 23, 2018 | Customer Advisory Boards
Your Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is not an event. It’s a cross-functional initiative designed to drive innovation and outpace your competitors. As such, it must be treated as a strategic asset, not a tactical item to be checked off your to-do list. Here are 3...
by Janet Gregory | Nov 16, 2017 | Built for Global, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Strategy
Is your international business as successful as you want it to be? Apply four powerful lean principles to take international sales to the next level. Turn the art of selling into the science of sales. A key principle of lean operations is eliminating waste. ...
by Mike Gospe | Sep 22, 2017 | Customer Advisory Boards
This year we celebrate 15 years as KickStart Alliance and our Customer Advisory Board practice. I am very proud to have worked with, and learned from, so many companies and business leaders over the years. It’s humbling, too, because success is built on...