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CASE STUDY: Operations, Employee & Assets Stabilization
A 30-year-old family-owned regional logistics and distribution company was in crisis. It had closed its year with a $3 million loss and was in default with lenders. In fact, it had not been profitable in recent history, with the exception of a brief but unsustainable boost during the pandemic. The company lacked leadership, strategy, and operational efficiency. Its CFO, a…Read More -
How Does Succession Planning Differ from Replacement Planning?
What is the difference between what you do today and what you will need to do tomorrow? Executive leaders drive their teams to deliver on their company's performance goals, vision, business plans and strategic growth plans. They must be certain that part of that plan ensures the business has the right talent to support its future growth. It is imperative…Read More -
The Business Disruption Risks of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing business disruptor that will affect every company's culture and operations. This Harvard Business Review article illustrates six scenarios of potential disruption and corresponding opportunities. Our business disruption experts, Peter Grimm and Rich Reinecke discuss the potential disruptors presented and the opportunities they could present in this five minute video. 1.) Gains Through…Read More -
Fahrenheit Hires Leader For Growing Transaction & Private Equity Practices
Fahrenheit Advisors added a new leadership role to guide our growing transaction & private equity team. Fahrenheit Advisors is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Imhof as Senior Practice Director, where he will spearhead the Transactions & Private Equity Team within the firm’s established Business Advisory Practice. In this new role, he will build and lead a team of…Read More -
Business Advisory Services at Fahrenheit Advisors
Don’t face strategic business challenges alone. Partner with business advisory experts who have been in your shoes and overcome the problems keeping you up at night. Whether revisiting strategy, improving processes, or executing complex transactions, collaborate with Fahrenheit and confidently take your business straight forward. Connect with us for: STRATEGY CONSULTING & IMPLEMENTATION Define, plan, and lead initiatives that…Read More -
5 Steps to Turn Business Disruption Success Into Competitive Advantage
When 9 in 10 startups fail, how do you become a unicorn instead of going the way of the dodo? In other words, how do you succeed as a disruptor like Uber and not end up a business school case study like Blockbuster? The real trick to succeeding as a disruptor is having a crystal-clear understanding of your competitive advantage.…Read More -
AI-Powered Automation to Transform Finance, HR, and Sales
With every prompt you put into ChatGPT or another of the large-language artificial intelligence (AI) models producing so much buzz lately, you’re powering forward the next incredible shift in modern business operations. These shifts began with the personal computer, which boosted output and made business fundamentals easier to accomplish. Then the Internet connected and accelerated everything. And now, AI, as…Read More -
What is Competitive Strategy?
It’s imperative for organizations to have a robust, battle-tested competitive strategy that guides their decision-making and resource allocation. A competitive strategy dictates how an organization can build a competitive advantage over competitors, creating a superior market position that enables them to perform better in the long term. The foundations of competitive strategy are found in legendary academic Michael Porter’s 1980…Read More -
7 Market Research Examples for Competitive Intelligence
Conjoint Analysis for Competitive Intelligence Published Market Research Reports Attendance at Industry Conferences & Events TURF Analysis Using Government Agency Websites & Databases for Market Research Analyzing & Optimizing Positioning Prediction Market Research for Competitive Intelligence Market research is an important––but often overlooked––element of the wider Market and Competitive Intelligence (M/CI) process. Various different types of market research enable organizations…Read More -
Building a Comprehensive Competitive Strategy
Every organization should take steps to build a comprehensive competitive strategy. Without one, an organization can easily find itself falling behind competitors, bleeding customers, and ultimately, limping towards failure. But with a robust competitive strategy, organizations can make smart investments in building core competencies that create a defensible market position. While the process of building competitive strategies is different for…Read More -
Competitive Intelligence Analyst: Career Path & FAQs
The field of market and competitive intelligence (M/CI) is growing fast, and there’s more demand than ever for Competitive Intelligence Analysts across all kinds of industries and company sizes: from Fortune 50 corporations to tiny startups. Competitive intelligence analysts can have a major impact on their organizations, helping to inform strategic decisions by developing and sharing insights about the organization’s…Read More