Monday, December 22 at 11:49 AM |
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Posted by: Mike Thompson |
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SVI Annual Meeting
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Every year in mid-December, the entire SVI office shuts down and heads to Mount Magazine in the Arkansas Ozarks for our annual meeting. I always look forward to these times because we get to celebrate a great year, plan for an even greater year, and connect with each other. Murray, our marketing and communications director always creates a crazy video that recaps the year, Autumn, our research director, conducts her interpretive dance, Jason, our technology director, cooks some mean steaks on the grill—and everyone has a blast.
We always spend two days at Mount Magazine. The first day is dedicated to full-on playtime and the second day is dedicated to the business. This year, we enjoyed a beautiful ice storm that made this place look heavenly. Check out some of the pictures.
The SVI team left the annual meeting excited for 2009. Below are a few of the strategies that we’ll be pursuing over the next 12 months.
Client Value
• Enhance and commoditize our training & development systems
• Collaborate strategically and operationally with our client (go deep with them)
• Move from diagnosis to prescription in our research and analysis
Growth
• Grow through the Organizational Champions brand, acquisitions, and partnerships
• Build infrastructure and capacity
• Integrate and innovate our products and services
Profit
• Expand the value proposition
• Build efficiency through volume and continuous improvement
Onward!
Thursday, October 30 at 01:26 PM |
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Posted by: Mike Thompson |
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SVI Trains Tyson’s International Team
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Yesterday was a fulfilling day for me many of the SVI team members. A day that presents an opportunity to teach AND grow; to do what we do best AND learn new things, is a day our team embraces. That was yesterday. The SVI team facilitated a half-day training program on Vision & Purpose for Tyson International Leaders from 16 different countries. This training included:
• How to develop a vision
• How to communicate a vision
• How to empower a vision
It was a pleasure working with so many leaders from so many countries. The diversity and cultural dynamics at work created energy that only a multi-cultural event can create. The discussions were flavorful, the passion was obvious, and each representative was eager to grow – and together, we all did.
Testimonial and photos from this project.
Thursday, October 23 at 10:46 AM |
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Posted by: Mike Thompson |
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Technological Savvy
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One of the key differentiators of SVI is our technological savvy. Very few organizational development companies have such extraordinary programmers, developers and designers. The SVI technology team has truly established a competitive advantage by creating low cost development tools, customized client development systems, and integrated technology processes.
Their most recent work is this website you’re viewing. I’m excited about their work on this site as I feel it clearly presents the message for what we do and our value. I also like the shop-ability of the site. I hope you like it too. Let us know your thoughts and ideas. We always appreciate your feedback.
Wednesday, October 22 at 03:38 PM |
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Posted by: Mike Thompson |
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SVI Takes Off with P&G
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This week, SVI kicked off the personal brand building process for P&G sales leaders. We found it to be a most amazing experience for both of our organizations.
P&G’s success is partly because they are smart and innovative. But another reason is because they have a very empowering and enabling culture that ignites productivity at all levels. P&G has always been amazing brand builders. Their products are often the category leaders – Tide, Pampers, Crest, and Charmin. What’s not often known is that P&G invests in helping its leaders develop their personal leadership brands. Perhaps this is what truly separates them from others.