Competitive Advantage Consultants -- The Team Experts

<body Bgcolor="white" LINK="#ff6600" VLINK="330066" ALINK="#ff9900"> <H3 align=center>Welcome to the<BR> Competitive Advantage Consultants, Inc. Web Site!</H3> <b><font size="+1"><p><br><p><br> This Web site has been set up in frames. If you are seeing this text, then your browser is not frames-capable. To view this site in frames, you need a browser such as <a href="http://www.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html?cp=hom08tdow">Netscape Navigator</a> or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?"> Internet Explorer</a>. Please download one of these software and try again! Thank you!</font> <hr> <br><Br> <br> <br> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#330066">Self-Directed Work Teams <img SRC="orangedot.gif" ALT="Self Directed Work Teams"> Management Development <img SRC="orangedot.gif""> Natural Work Teams<br> Empowered Teams <img SRC="orangedot.gif" ALT="Empowered Teams"> Team Training <img SRC="orangedot.gif" ALT="Team Training"> Quality Improvement </font></strong></p><font face="Arial" color="#330066"> <h1 ALIGN="CENTER">Competitive Advantage Consultants, Inc.</h1> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><img SRC="CAClogo.gif" ALT="Competitive Advantage Consultants Logo"></p> <h2 ALIGN="CENTER">Specializing in the Implementation of Work Teams</h2></font> <blockquote> <font face="Arial" color="#330066" size="+2"><B>Competitive Advantage Consultants, Inc.</b></font><B><font face="Arial" color="#330066" size="+1"> specializes in consulting and training with managers, team leaders, and team members to successfully implement problem solving, self-directed and quality improvement teams. We offer a full range of services to empower your company with the <I>competitive advantage</I> for success: </font></B><font face="Arial" color="#330066" size="+1"><p></p> <blockquote> <p><img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Organization Assessment:</b> Assess organization readiness for Self-Directed Work Teams (SDWT)<br><br> <img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Strategic Leadership:</b> Train and form SDWT steering committees<br><br> <img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Design Team Training:</b> Consult with and train design teams<br><br> <img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Self Directed Work Team Training:</B> Train newly formed teams in basic skills and techniques<br><br> <img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Reward and Recognition Systems:</b> Consult on the design of reward and recognition systems, i.e., pay-for-skills<br><br> <img SRC="orangedot.gif"><b>Peer Feedback Consultation</b> Consult on peer feedback process<br><br> </p> </blockquote></font></blockquote><font face="Arial" color="#330066" size="+1"> <p> </p><p> </p> <center><a href="index.html" target="_top"><img src="CAClogo.gif" border="0" width="50" height="46"><br><font size="-1">Competitive Advantage Consultants Home Page</font></a></center><font size="-1"> <p> <br></p> <hr> <p> <br></p> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><strong><font face="Arial" color="#330066">Self-Directed Work Teams <img SRC="orangedot.gif"> Empowered Teams</font></strong></p><font face="Arial" color="#330066"> <font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"><h2><b>Books</b></h2> <p> </p> <blockquote><p> </p><img ALIGN="LEFT" SRC="CACbook.gif" WIDTH="140" HEIGHT="148" ALT="Techniques of Successful Self-Directed Work Teams"> <p></p> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> <h2 ALIGN="CENTER"><em>Techniques of Successful <br> Self-Directed Work Teams</em></h2> <h3 ALIGN="CENTER">View a sample outline of <a href="tips.html">Ten Techniques of Self-Directed Work Teams from the book</a>!</h3> <p> <br><Br>Build a successful Self-Directed Work Team with this Do-It-Yourself workbook that provides a wealth of practical tools utilized in the implementation of teams in over thirty manufacturing, hospital, and service organizations. Packed full of actual case examples, step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow worksheets, this book is a must-have guide for early team formation. </p> <p><strong>To order your copy of <em>Techniques of Successful Self-Directed Work Teams</em>, please use our <a href="order.html">Online Order Form</a>. Or for more information about Competitive Advantage Consultants, Inc. workshops and services, call (941) 346-1098 or e-mail <a HREF="mailto:james@strategic-change.com">James Rollo</a>. </strong></p></font> </blockquote> <hr width="70%"> <font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > <h2><b>Videos</b></h2> </font></font><blockquote><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"><p> <font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><b>Everybody Leads</b><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> At the Rohm & Haas Kentucky plant you witness an employee empowered workplace that is on the leading edge of self-management. You see union/management innovation and team members rotating leadership roles. See how this procedure builds leadership skills and enables lightning-fast decisions.<br> 28 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"size="+1" > A Team Leader’s Day</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"size="+1" ><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> This video takes you to a successful team-centered work place at McNeil Consumer Products’ Tylenol plant. We spend a day with Jackie Ewer, an ex-supervisor now a team leader. We watch her deal in a new way with technical problems and vendors, empower her team to solve problems, upgrade quality, confront conflict, improve production, and take charge of daily work.<br> 28 minutes</font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > Leading a Service Team</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br></font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> Kathy Sweet, a traditional supervisor, made the difficult shift to a new leadership role. You see how this role derives directly from the minimum critical specifications of the employee design team that created it – and the remarkable results achieved. Filmed at IDS Financial Services, you tap into the daily experiences of a team leader learning how to empower herself and her team to improve customer service.<br> 28 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > From Supervisor to Coach</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> Supervisors discuss the difficult transition from supervisor to coach. This video describes the role of a coach as compared to a supervisor. A candid discussion of some of the difficult aspects of making the transition.<br> 15 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > The Power of Participation</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br></font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> Employees of LSE, a Cincinnati electrogalvanizing plant, discuss their involvement in the operation of their plant. Topics include: Quality Control, Scheduling, Pay & Progression Plan, Training, Hiring, Plant Maintenance, and Gainsharing. This plant consistently outperforms its sister plant in Japan.<br> 26 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > Pay for Skills</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> This video presents the details of a pay plan that was created by the management, union and employees of a world class steel mill. In this video you will see:<br> - How the pay-for-skills plan is structured.<br> - How employee committees administer the plan.<br> - How employees have created a rich learning and skill <br> building environment where everyone is involved. <br> 28 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > Improving Work Systems</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> How IDS is improving quality and customer service through employee involvement.This video provides a step-by-step overview of the redesign process. The video is a valuable tool for internal and external consultants who want to show a client what a work redesign process can do for an organization. <br> 28 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > Hospital Quality</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br> </font> <font face="Arial" color="#330066"> In this video you will witness how cross-functional staff teams collaborated to serve patients better, develop staff skills, improve teamwork, and create a patient-centered working relationship.<br> 30 minutes </font> </p> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" > Cutting Edge Teamwork</font></b><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="+1" ><br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#330066"> A hi-tech company organizes for continuous learning and outstanding quality. This video shows self-management from the perspective of the fully empowered employees who are continuously learning to make a high quality product and run a financially successful company. Topics covered are: self-managed teams, rapid work redesign, continuous improvement, shared power, cross-functional teams, integrated support teams and much, much more.<br> 28 minutes </font> </p> <p><strong><font face="Arial" color="#330066"> To receive more information or order a copy of one of these videos, please contact Competitive Advantage Consultants at (941) 346-1098 or by <a HREF="mailto:james@strategic-change.com">e-mail at james@strategic-change.com</a>. </font></strong></p></font> </blockquote> <center><a href="http://www.selfdirectedteams.com/index.html" target="_top"><img src="CAClogo.gif" border="0" width="50" height="46"><br><font size="-1">Competitive Advantage Consultants Home Page</font></a></center><font size="-1"><p> </p> </font></font></font></font></b> </body>