Umbrex is pleased to welcome Silvio Bracone with SB Advisory. Silvio is a senior executive advisor. He currently works as an interim manager and consultant with a focus in Healthcare, with a great variety of client ranging from Private Equity to medtech companies and start-ups in Medical Devices. Before that he has been Executive Director […]
In this article Robert Frisch explains the benefits of helping your team define success to achieve success. If we were drinking champagne on New Year’s Eve because your organization had just completed an outstanding year, what would have been accomplished? How would you measure that success?” The “champagne question” is the first one we typically […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Jesper Roested with Roested Partners. Jesper has served most of his career in medtech/life sciences with special focus on new business development in terms of opportunity evaluation, start-ups, venture capital and as CEO of a medical device start-up. Jesper has also been CEO of a profitable medtech company – owned […]
This article from Céline Bonnemaison explains how a company can take steps towards improving sustainability by assessing their procurement strategy. Sustainability is reaching a tipping point, and organizations are experiencing both internal and external drivers to do more. With approximately 60 percent of a company’s ESG tied up in its upstream supply chain, examining your […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Raphael Bouzy. A summary of Raphael’s experience follows. “– Entrepreneurial Business Leader with extensive international experience – Founder & CEO of a B2B SaaS company with a track record in fundraising, execution and successful exit – Senior management positions at global consulting and advocacy firms – Thought Leader and Senior […]
Peter Allen shares an article that explores two approaches to giving feedback, how it is received, and tips on how to build a culture of frequent, balanced, and skilful feedback. How does your organization handle feedback? Confrontation or avoidance? There’s a broad spectrum of approaches to telling employees what’s working and what’s not. Some companies […]
In this article, Kirstin Lynde explains how to avoid four pitfalls of dealing with a new hire who isn’t performing as needed. Jackie had aced a grueling interview process with Chuck and 11 potential colleagues. Everyone liked her immediately and thought she would be an excellent fit. She had the perfect work experience & industry […]
Discover good value strategies for manufacturing buy-and-builds in this article from Elias Mazzawi. With M&A much quieter than it has been for a long time, 2 areas of the market stand out as notable – i) the handful of mega-deals that are going ahead are propping-up (or maybe even distorting) the stats on market value; […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Rend Stephan with anticomplex.org. A summary of Rend’s experience follows. “Hello, I am Rend, a senior executive with cross-sector global exposure and business leadership. I primarily focus on enabling rapid growth in difficult conditions, across various sectors, including technology / data, professional services, energy / sustainability… With 20-year top-tier consulting […]
Dan Markovitz shares his thoughts on productivity hacks that just don’t work, explains why they don’t, and what to do about it. Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. Those classes cover […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Marc Jeffrey Sobil. Strategy consultant and seasoned entrepreneur with 35 years of experience, combining consulting with a top tier management consulting firm as well as operating and managing all aspects of a consumer products company. Hands on experience managing all functions for an online wholesale and retail distribution company, including […]
Frank Mattes shares three key ideas, two quotes, one question and one tip on securing corporate assets and capabilities. THREE IDEAS Idea 1: Strategic Engagement with Core Functions. Contrary to common belief and practice, it’s unrealistic to expect corporate functions to be instantly ready when a corporate startup should be scaled up. Core functions typically […]