Why Strategic Fit Still Wins
I was just reading The Power of Strategic Fit in Harvard Business Review, and it underscores a familiar challenge in transformation: when strategy components operate in silos, they yield average…
Read moreLeadership Success Starts With How You Make People Feel
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as a CEO is that during trying times, the way you make people feel leaves a lasting mark. This is the mark…
Read moreTariffs Make It Hard for Distributors to Know If the Price Is Right
Originally published on Distribution Strategy Group on April 24, 2025 The uncertainty created by the Trump administration’s tariff policies have led many distributors to adopt “a war room-like mentality,”…
Read moreIgniting Growth with Barry Litwin | The SPARXiQ Ignite Series
Originally published on SPARXiQ YouTube channel on April 5, 2025 Barry Litwin, Former CEO of Global Industrial, joins David Bauders to discuss evolving market trends and Global’s omnichannel go-to-market…
Read moreBehind the Deal: Global Industrial Finds Strategic Fit in Indoff
Originally published on Modern Distribution Management (MDM) on June 12, 2023.Global Industrial CEO Barry Litwin shares what made Indoff the perfect fit to be the industrial distributor’s first acquisition since…
Read moreAn Ace Up His Sleeve: Barry Litwin
Originally published in The CEO Magazine on July 11, 2022 When Barry Litwin took on the CEO role, he could see that great possibilities lay ahead for the Global Industrial brand.…
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