Food for thought from today's NYTimes biz section:
After spending decades growing and merging themselves into their behemoth proportions, big businesses are rediscovering the charms — and the innovative side effects — of thinking small. By breaking huge business units into smaller, nimbler teams, companies stand a chance of rekindling the creative spark that got them rolling in the first place.
As my clients labor to consolidate and streamline their back office processes, they can free up resources to focus on customers, product development, and other strategic efforts. A centralized, honed transaction processing and information reporting hub can meet the needs of a number of small, decentralized entrepreneurial spokes, offering big business efficiency and analytics.
Read more:
Even the Giants Can Learn to Think Small
By JANET RAE-DUPREE
The New York Times
Published: August 3, 2008
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.