News Release
TMC Racing has qualified for the 2007 J/24 World Championship, to be held this March in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. Seventy-two teams from fourteen countries will be participating in the competition. Over the course of five days, ten races will be held on Banderas Bay to determine the champion. For updates on the event and to follow the action in real-time, check in at the event website. Racing commences on Monday, March 5th.
TMC Racing is also pleased to announce our new sponsor, GU Sports. GU Sports created the first Energy Gel for athletes and also makes the GU20 Sports Drink. We have experienced first-hand the effects of energy depletion and dehydration during long days on the race course. We see these products from GU Sports as the solution to the problem.
Touchstone Management Consultants
Successful Strategy Implementation
We formed TMC Racing in March 2004 with the objective of utilizing our sailboat racing program as a lab for the development of the tools and services we deliver to our clients. We set our goal to place in the top 10 at the 2007 J/24 World Championships. Here are our results to date:
June 2004: North American Championships - 22nd place
May 2005: U.S. National Championships - 6th place
June 2005: Western Regional Championships - 1st place (Qualified as one of six boats representing the U.S. at the 2006 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia)
How did we do this? We applied the "5 key factors for successful strategy implementation" that we use with our clients:
Clearly communicated goals: To place in the top 10 at the 2007 J/24 World Championships
Consistent leadership direction: Consistently communicated next steps and reinforced goals
Multi-level executive and operational sponsorship: Provided the capital investment necessary to have the best equipment and engaged a world-class coach to develop and facilitate our training program
Commitment of personnel and funds to get the job done: Every team member committed their time, money and expertise on and off of the race course
Comprehensive project and change management plan: A schedule of regattas, personnel resources, maintenance, travel and logistics were organized as our competition road map. We conducted Myers-Briggs and SDI assessments to accelerate the development of our high performing team
In 2005, Touchstone Management Consultants (TMC) delivered the same level of success to our major clients, using the same framework for strategy implementation. We assisted a Fortune 10 global energy company with an $18 billion acquisition and designed the "Business Readiness" framework that focused on minimizing business interruption and being able to deliver the projected acquisition value to Wall Street. Their CEO stated that our efforts "...hit the ball out of the park". We also designed and delivered the change management plan for a global IT project that the top management touted as "the poster child for change management success".
More than a framework or words, TMC delivers results with 100% client satisfaction!
"Less than 10% of strategies effectively formulated are effectively executed" - Fortune Magazine.
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Lulu Yang
President
Touchstone Management Consultants
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