This presentation describes SOAR, The Corporate Body Scan. The Corporate Body Scan is a facilitated, one day, team focused, off site business assessment event which results in the participants understanding how their business compares to world class performance in 16 areas of business excellence. Identification of gaps between current performance and world class performance helps an organization quickly identify steps that will make the organization more successful.

1. The Corporate Body Scan™
A unique approach to significantly enhance
business profitability

2. THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED…
Businesses are squeezed Businesses are inundated
– Global competition – More to do with less resources
– Margin squeeze – Changing priorities
– Government regulations – Unpredictable “curve balls”
– Volatility in raw material – Increasing demands from
& energy prices customers
– Healthcare cost increases
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3. WHY THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN WAS DEVELOPED
Business World
Lacked Standard Traditional Consulting
Tools To Measure and Process Ineffective…
Improve Business Subjective & Intrusive
Effectiveness
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4. WHAT IS THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN
Quantifiably measures the
health of a business Provides suggestions and
tools for improvement
Compares company to
World Class Performance
Business Diagnostic Tool
Educational & consensus Team based process for
building process implementation of
improvement opportunities
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5. UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN
One-day event
Self evaluation, not a consultant's assessment
No advance preparation for company
Provides an in-depth, quantified evaluation of the business
Identifies opportunities to make significant improvements in performance
and profitability
Serves as an early warning system for potential business ailments
Provides results on the spot so improvements can begin immediately
Extremely cost-effective
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6. BENEFITS OF THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN
The Corporate Body Scans Helps you:
Improve performance and profitability
Move from diagnosis to improvement faster
Compare your business to World Class Performance
Build strong buy-in and ownership
Generate dialogue, energy and consensus
Stimulate action
Provide a significant learning experience
The Corporate Body Scan provides your business a diagnostic evaluation and a set of profit
improvement tools that have a demonstrated track record of success. Its cost-effective, one-day time
frame produces results that most traditional approaches take weeks to achieve.
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7. WHERE THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN WORKS BEST
Currently there are seven versions of The Corporate Body Scan
Manufacturers Retail
Distributors Construction
Manufacturer/Distributor Service companies
Professional Service Firms
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8. WHO USES THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN
The Corporate Body Scan is ideal for a middle market business that meets the
following criteria:
Number of
Revenues
Employees
ranging from
ranging from
$5-$250 million
30 to 1,000
Many elements of The Corporate Body Scan can be equally effective in smaller businesses or divisions of
larger companies.
The Corporate Body Scan can help you make improvements in your business regardless of your current
financial performance.
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9. WHAT THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN EVALUATES
S O A R
STRATEGY ORGANIZATION ACCOUTING RESPONSIVENESS
& VISION & CULTURE & FINANCE & EXECUTION
Does the company have the
Has the company Does the company have Is the company responsive
right information to facilitate
picked a path a team that is qualified, to its customers’ needs?
optimal decision making?
that positions trained and motivated?
it to succeed? Does it have the cash Does it efficiently
resources, systems and & effectively execute &
controls to achieve its implement the plans and
strategy? goals it has set?
SOAR measures the
company's effectiveness in Each pillar is further segmented
the four pillars of strategic into 4 separate focus areas,
excellence. which encompass the 16 Key
Areas of Strategic Excellence.
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10. HOW THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN WORKS
Agree on 300 Propriety software
questions Analyzes answers
Unique/varied format Generates scores
Built in controls Identifies opportunities
The SOARcardTM delivered at
the end of the day
8-12 participants Corporate
Cross section of company Prioritized
Includes non-managers Body recommendations for next
steps delivered at the end
ScanTM of the day
One day Follow up report available
Off-site within 1 week
Workshop
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11. SAMPLE SOARcardTM
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12. INTERPRETING THE CORPORATE BODY SCAN SCORES
• Many very serious issues
Less than • Issues should be address immediately
35% • Major opportunities for improvement
• Performing well below world class levels
36% to 49% • Significant opportunities for improvement
Average Score 53
50% to 69% • Performing reasonably well
• Many opportunities for improvement
70% to 84% • Performing well
• Some opportunities for improvement
World Class >85
• Performing at or close to world class levels
85% to 100% • Limited opportunities for improvement
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13. SOAR IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS
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14. CONTACT INFORMATION
Blythe White Consulting
Michael Wallace
michael@blythewhite.com
1.888.296.5616
www.blythewhite.com
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