{"id":543,"date":"2009-07-15T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.icebreakerexecutive.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2009-07-15T16:51:42","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T15:51:42","slug":"food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Delivering Results &#8211; Transferring Skills and Leaving Legacies<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Food for thought: \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Most businesses have a change program planned or underway<strong>. <\/strong>Of these 39% consider they implement change poorly, yet during these times of change the majority have continued to use only their own staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bespoke support package for VC and PE \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Icebreaker continues to win business opportunities whilst growing its activity in the professional services and private equity sectors in both Leeds and Manchester. \u00a0Our unique offer is opening doors in fields ranging from Waste Management to High Technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2018Waiting For\u2019 vs. \u2018Providing Certainty\u2019 <\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Icebreaker continues to bring certainty by qualifying the mutual potential benefit available from our interim management assignments up front through our unique JV with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/ourteam.html\">SMT Consulting<\/a><\/strong>; a leading provider of in depth primary research services, who\u2019s use of ethical methodologies quantify our deliverables.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Manufacturing &amp; Operations \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Icebreaker is continuing to extend its remit into the manufacturing sector, with a focus on Pharma &amp; Engineering. \u00a0Client requirements have demonstrated the need for the full range of Icebreaker capability, from business development, operational and technical change management to executive coaching. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Icebreaker selected as preferred partners for emerging Recovery Fund \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The Icebreaker\/<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/ourteam.html\">Bridge<\/a><\/strong> relationship continues to grow as the recession continues, fulfilling the requirement for re-financing of fundamentally sound but cash strapped businesses. \u00a0The unique Icebreaker\/<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/ourteam.html\">Bridge<\/a><\/strong> partnership enables companies \u201cto kill three birds with one stone\u201d; resolving management, business model and revenue challenges thus leaving the legacy of an enhanced capability to weather the storm and a return to a position of strength as the new economic model emerges.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Self liquidating solution to support SME Owner\/Manager Businesses<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0As we target cash returns that vastly outweigh the cost &#8211; we have a solution that quickly improves liquidity from a cash strapped start. \u00a0As a result we are finding a growing interest from smaller companies whose resources would benefit from support to undertake business reviews and change management programmes. \u00a0In order to be more accessible to these types of businesses, show our comittment and to check the fit, we are offering a one day evaluation using our shared risk and reward solution.\u00a0 For more details or to book a date for a business review contact <a title=\"blocked::mailto:tom.pickering@icebreakerexecutive.com\" href=\"mailto:tom.pickering@icebreakerexecutive.com\">tom.pickering@icebreakerexecutive.com<\/a> \u00a0or call on 0207 193 5518 to arrange an appointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Pickering\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEO Icebreaker Executive Interim Management Limited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u201cDelivering Results &#8211; 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