E-Hitex & Converge
Multiple Electronics Companies

Challenge: Assist 15 electronics companies to form an independent company providing order fulfillment and auction capabilities for electronic parts on the web.

Role: Design and facilitate cross-company councils for various practice areas including procurement, media relations, and logistics to develop electronic web tools and plan a successful roll out.

Result: Portions of the company were successfully implemented and generated revenue, including an electronic method for buying and selling space.

Group Processes Training & Facilitation Workshops
Hewlett-Packard

Challenge: Assist HP in efficient operation in an evolving market where informed decisions must be made quickly and conclusively.

Role: Design, facilitate, and manage group processes for more than nine HP divisions; train HP staff in facilitation.

Result: Through comprehensive training in conflict resolution involving situational examples and interactive role playing, participants at all levels of HP improved their listening and meeting facilitation skills, resulting in improved internal and external communications.

Agilent Health & Safety Facilitation and Process Training
Agilent Technologies

Challenge: Assist Agilent Technologies in establishing corporate environmental health and safety programs.

Role: Identify company-wide risks; facilitate environmental health and safety leadership meetings; assist in developing an organizational structure, communication protocol, health and safety policies, and an implementation strategy.

Result: Risk-based environmental health and safety programs instituted at every level of the company.

Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility
Hewlett-Packard

Challenge: Work with more than 10,000 suppliers located in over 160 countries to ensure that environmental and social issues are responsibly addressed, while recognizing varying standards in each country.

Role: Design a comprehensive framework for HP’s supply chain social and environmental policies and standards; create processes for adhering to HP standards, monitoring for compliance, and reporting.

Result: CirclePoint helped HP navigate through an increasingly complex environment requiring transparent and well-designed processes, raising HP to the position of an industry leader in social and environmental responsibility.