Posts by Carrie Ann Green

Situation

A business owner in the residential and commercial construction industry for nearly 20 years brought in GPS to assist in the growth of his company and to help organize its succession to the next generation.

Process

Although the client felt hesitant, at first, about having outside analysis and changing the ways that they did business, “I must say that the experience has been overwhelmingly positive.”   The GPS consultant worked closely with the client and his staff regarding every aspect of his business.  “Personnel decisions, work flow, equipment receivables, professional development and many more areas were put under a …

Situation

GPS Consulting Company was tasked to make an industry supplier “a better, more efficient and profitable organization.”

Process

The GPS professionals “not only identified specific areas of our organization that needed change and direction, but have moved each area towards a common goal of productivity and profitability.”

Two of the areas identified were operations and sales.  First, in operations, employees were given specific targets of performance to be held accountable by well-defined job descriptions, metrics of performance and empowered managers.  The middle management team received clear goals to meet via key indicator and performance measurement reports, freeing up the …

Situation

A construction client had met with their financial partners and it became clear to them that they needed professional help in order to “form a clear plan to profitability.”  They were introduced to GPS and some of the options open to them through consulting. 

Process

The client was presented with “a plan and program that made sense.”  The GPS consultant, “an expert in finance,” showed the client how “our financials tied into our goals and how everything is tied into our cash management.  He went through the other aspects of our business, including our sales and operations, implementing change …

Situation

GPS was tasked with the role of initiating and implementing change for a manufacturer of machined hardware for a variety of industries.  “Our company has been around for 30 years.  Although we have done some things right to be around for that length of time, our lack of organization and the way we did things was clearly a serious problem, so much so that if it didn’t change and quickly, we faced shutting our doors.” 

Process

“Leadership and management was minimal, teamwork was nonexistent.”  The GPS consultant was, “direct and straight-forward.  He didn’t beat around the bush.  We …

Situation

The owner of an automotive repair company had been in business for 15 years and enjoyed success with “good honest employees, loyal customers and continuous growth, but things started to reverse themselves, a few years ago.  I knew that what I was doing wasn’t working.”  He had been forced to put his savings and his wife’s 401k into the business after falling behind on paying the 941s, state withholding and sales taxes.  He had talked seriously with his wife about closing the business, “I knew that I needed help.”

Process

GPS entered the picture, bringing a team of consultants …