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Winery OpEx
Which of these keep you up at night? Costs? Customers? Profit? Growth? Employees? Production, sales, distribution, back office – we bring years of experience and best practices from a diverse array of industries to the Wine Country Frequently more benefit

The world has irrevocably changed – Are you ready for whatever comes next?
by Susan Bouwer, Roland Cavanagh, Rowland Hayler, and edits by Greg Gibbs “In 40 years in this business, we’ve been hit with wildfires, earthquakes, floods, economic downturns and bugs that threatened to wipe out the vineyards. This feels like getting

Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast. Getting a grip on why your change efforts aren’t gaining traction
Our Experience Is that trying to get the organization to do things that aren’t aligned with the culture is like pushing sand uphill. Culture is broad, deep, and stable It’s the unwritten code – norms, myths, and behaviors, that affect

Do you have a high performing team or a collection of individuals?
“Come meet my team.” By: Roland R. Cavanagh, P.E. I frequently get invited to “meet my team.” I always seek to observe and answer, “is this the typical bunch of people pulled together by the common need for a paycheck, or is it

Understanding Our Customers – the Recipient of Our Value
This is one of a series of what we hope you will find to be informative articles about improving operations and the Customer experience by applying the principles of Operational Excellence.Delivering Value to the Customer, Profitably The Three Foundations: We’re all in
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