The 10 Essential Elements for Integrating an Organisation
In this episode, we will have another guest, and it is none other than Tony Benedict. A sea-level operating executive who has led step-change results in manufacturing-based companies in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals, semiconductors to healthcare, acknowledged for his exceptional ability to apply strategic principles and quickly grasped and totally new industries, presently the partner of Omnicom partners LLC, the interim CFO management and strategy operations advisory firm and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors is the governance fellow.
You could characterize him as a chronic problem solver that is drawn to the types of challenges where rampant complexity requires simplification, with extensive multi-industry experience comes an outsider’s perspective on how growth can be achieved through new products and services or through acquisitions that leverage new technologies. A bilingual Executive who can straddle the business and IT worlds to help translate and monetize technology and transformation for companies, building teams and mentoring future leaders is an essential capability that tends to be overlooked yet is part of my DNA to facilitate change that creates value & growth in these disruptive times. Bringing forward-thinking ideas honed over 20 years of global experience and leadership across the High Tech, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Healthcare industries.
Let us get to know more about Tony Benedict’s experiences and achievements and see how he became the man he is right now.
“So getting people to focus on common practices, is painful. But once you do it, you end up with a body of knowledge that says, hey, 70% of the time, if you do this, you will be successful.” - Tony Benedict
Transcripts
[4:01] – Tony when he was still working at Intel.
[7:42] – Everybody has an opinion.
[10:24] – The more you do, the better you will become at it.
[12:34] –Three types of transformation.
[49:10] – Explaining a value stream.
[52:41] – Cross-functional process
[55:53] – Tony gave two perspectives on why HR should be a function.
[01:00:15] – Successes and failures.
[01:09:35] – Tony said that culture without strategy is like taking a vacation without a map.
[1:03:29] – Tony’s view on why a lot of m&a’s fail.
Resources or Links Mentioned: (books, events, people mentioned - hyperlinked to the specific site)
Heath Gascoigne Connects: (Social media handles, LinkedIn, Website - hyperlinked)
Improving performance book: https://g.co/kgs/CkvjW3Powerful book: https://g.co/kgs/8VKs4zPatty Mccord: https://pattymccord.com/
Peter Drucker: https://g.co/kgs/TMJZdr
Eliyah Goldratt: https://g.co/kgs/tNUXXj
Connect with Tony Benedict: (Social media handles, LinkedIn, Website - hyperlinked)
