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GPS Reviews: Now, We’re An Effective Management Team

Family farm client review of GPS Consulting services.

Situation

A third generation family farm, growing crops and raising cattle, engaged GPS to “provide business consulting services to increase the long term profitability of our company.” Overall goals of the Value Enhancement Project were to set up “a strategic business plan along with organization and process measurement, upgrade the productivity and reward process, and provide general training.”

Process

The GPS consultant “quickly identified the root cause of the issues within our business. There existed a lack of defined leadership within the management group; there were numerous trust issues within the management group that led to a lack of accountability;