| asphaltgambler |
03-07-2015 11:12 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by oldE
(Post 8517388)
About 20 years ago, the company brought in some consultants to look over the business and try to find ways of doing things more efficiently.
I was a branch manager and told the consultant that I really did nothing, as long as everything else was going well. It was when the fecal matter hit the fan that I got busy.
Within 9 years most of the branches (including two of mine) were closed.
I got to take a new career path.
Best
Les
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Don't even get me started with 'consultants'. Too many actual endings where they give the company two basic solutions for the money and other resources spent and all will be golden.
Solution #1: Continue to escalate retail pricing for your products / services until the market pushes back. You've found your ceiling pricing...............for now
Solution #2: (Depending on what state your business is) - Fire or cause to resign the highest paid, oldest experienced workers. THEN weed out the youngest / hungriest (and most naive) blow smoke up their @ss with a little $$ added carrot incentive. Oh, and make sure to structure in / reward some interpersonal back stabbing.
Result: Watch how fat your margins become.
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