| Case Study 1 - Staffing
For five years, company X had been unsuccessful in hiring a highly skilled employee with top shelf technical skills.
End Result: Through creative prospecting techniques, Whispering Creek was able to identify three candidates with the necessary skills and facilitate the successful hire of a top shelf candidate.
Case Study 2 - Align Market Needs & Employee Behavior
A regional mid-size credit union needed a way to differentiate itself from its competition and provide superior service.
End Result: Whispering Creek identified character based strategy and process that, when implemented, documented a 20% growth in market share in a one year period. The side benefits were many, but included upgrading of employees customer skills, removal of undesirable employees and habits, and employee rewards based on documented performance.
Case Study 3 - Revitalization
A large manufacturer in the construction industry experienced an aggressive unionization attempt. The company, upon winning the election by a narrow margin found the management ranks "beaten up", fragmented, and lacking focus on the right business concerns.
End Result: Through a series of assessments, customized training and building of key processes, Whispering Creek was successful in assisting the company to turn the company around such that when the union attempted to organize again one year later, the employees quickly turned their advances away. In addition, the company was able to perform operationally at new levels never before realized, beating the performance of sister plants.
Case Study 4 - Positioning Business for Next Level of Ownership
As a result of a series of less than desirable decisions, a family run business found itself in the difficult position of not being able to sell when the owner wanted to retire.
End Result: Whispering Creek initial analysis of the business situation determined the need for a team of professionals to design a strategy to restructure the business in such a way that not only was the business able to be sold, but at an optimal price for the owner. Whispering Creek participated and facilitated a series of group meetings between top level accountant/tax advisor, contract attorney and insurance professional, and the business owner to design a successful exit strategy. |
