Our mission is uniquely analyzing your business, creating risk-adjusted strategies intentioned on maximizing the value of your resources and investments, and guiding you through their execution. Regardless of where the threats to enduring viability may reside - be it within your organization or external to it, 1p1e3 will put our finger on it and help you strategize your way forward.
Competitive forces are in constant flux redefining the rules of the game, and unlike sporting events, in business the game never ends and there are no timeouts. Strategic thinking and strong leadership are often the difference between those who perennially succeed and those that don't. Revisiting not only what you do, but how you do it, is vital. Get your business on the path to enduring viability, and if you are on the path, add some distance between you and your competitors
Strategy is about finding the unique fit between your business and your environment that makes you successful.
There is a danger in thinking what worked in the past will work forever. Competitors and substitute offerings emerge and change, consumer preferences change, the environment changes - all redefining the rules of the game. When the environment changes, thoughts of "but we've always done it this way" must change as well. Unlike sporting events, the business game never ends and there are no timeouts. Do not let the game pass you by--add a new wrinkle to your offense now. Independent and objective consultation with 1p1e3 may illuminate some blind spots that can occur from becoming "too close to see it".
Now is the time to reflect, reevaluate, revise, and recalculate. 1p1e3 will view your business through the lenses of "the what" and "the how" and share honest and objective insights, advise, and help you strategically plan a path forward.
Regardless if you are a brand new business or an existing business, a carefully thought out business plan is essential. We can work with you on crafting this plan of success and the strategies within - ensuring all the angles are covered. We take a comprehensive approach that includes the following subplans:
Whether you are creating new business plan, reviewing an existing plan, updating or overhauling an existing plan, 1p1e3 can help.
Partner with 1p1e3 and work towards making how you do what you do a core competency that you leverage for competitive advantage. We can are particularly focused on "the how" - dissecting, discovering, understanding, and determining how you might improve those activities. Businesses seeking to, for example, lower costs, improve margins, accelerate throughput, more profitable among many others, may be looking for the benefits which may be achieved from the following:
We are skilled in finding the optimal paths from one point to another. Allow our objectivity, fresh set of eyes, and fresh perspective, help illuminate operational bottlenecks, find non-value-added activities (superfluous, wasteful) and improve "the how" so you operate more efficiently. When you are looking for ways to do more without more or more with less, allow 1p1e3 to be your +1 in that endeavor.
Organizations are open systems whose dynamics can easily fall out of harmony - and negatively affect the equilibrium of your business operations. Get back into balance by consulting with 1p1e3 and our:
Establish a clear and consistent positioning. Invite 1p1e3 for focus groups, campaign reviews and critique. Reach out if you are considering creative marketing slogans and tag lines that send the right message.
Achieving success in the marketplace requires a coordinated effort of many individuals. The business leader illuminates the way, sets the tone of the organization, influences and directs others, sets the strategy, and orchestrates organizational activities to achieve a shared vision. This awesome responsibility presents many challenges. One challenge is that competing in a dynamic environment necessitates breaking complacency, embracing transformational approaches, and challenging the status quo. Another is remembering that a tarnished image may be unrecoverable and letting that and personal integrity to resist the allure of the dark side of putting profits over ethics and integrity.
Dr. Pete Brennan's leadership dissertation research reveals that a specific dual-strength leadership in transformational and authentic leadership is attainable and applicable to the formal and informal leaders at all levels of your organization. Building on Dr. Pete's own successes, allow 1p1e3 to help you achieve what many consider the holy-grail of leadership.