Management Consulting

“The organization man is dead. He thrived when smokestack America thrived. When airlines, banks and telephones were highly regulated. When Japan built shoddy cars. When computers were huge and an apple was something you ate.”
— Bruce Nussbaum
"The New Corporate Elite,"
Business Week
21 Jan 85

Multi-firm Benchmarking Learning Sessions

Convened by General Motors
and Co-sponsored by BB&L

Reactions from executives and clients on this private workshop

Expert Knowledge
"Very informative.... Good open discussion.... Highly knowledgeable participants."
Innovative
"This workshop was a groundbreaking event, and I hope that we find opportunities to build on this success in future events."
Focus & Insider Insight
"The AHC Group facilitators Bruce Piasecki and Denny Minano...encouraged candid conversation...kept the workshop focused on the desired topics...and provided important insights on the workshop topics."

Facilitated by The AHC Group, Inc.

Founder & President Bruce Piasecki ,Senior Associate Dennis Minano,and Senior Associate Mark Coleman.

Nineteen firms participated in the first workshop in 2004, and there were 25 participants in the second. Our third workshop was held in September 2006 — read about it here.

Below is a sample slide from a PowerPoint presentation shown at the joint session held in Chicago, September 15-16, 2005. Here we strategically examine and tie together the competing needs of regulatory and financial compliance with the environmental remediation efforts of companies.

Financial
Assurance

FA timeframes
FA and costs for unrestricted use
RCRA Corrective Action for FA
Estimates for closure and post-closure of RCRA units
Financial test and self-guarantee
FA at Superfund sites
FA tests and regulator adoption
Question of Captive insurance in FA
“Generator only” getting a free ride

Real Estate (RE) Management & RE Internal Alignment

Real Estate (RE) & Remediation Alignment
Asset Training & Management
Acquisition & Divestiture

Financial
Compliance

Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
Section 404
FIN 47
FASB 5
FASB 143

The AHC Group can tailor workshops to your unique benchmarking and assessment needs.

In the past, workshop participants have recognized value in future/ongoing workshops on:

Environmental risk management
Environmental auditing
Environmental due diligence
Climate change/greenhouse gas
- energy management
- waste reduction
- vapor intrusion
Operational efficiency
- O/M cost reduction
- supplier management and optimization
Regulatory developments
- Sarbanes Oxley
- European and U.S. Producer Responsibility legislation

To learn more, suggest a topic, or schedule a sensing interview to learn if the AHC Workshops are right for your unique company needs, please contact Dr. Bruce Piasecki at (518) 583-9619 or email bruce@ahcgroup.com.

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