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Some questions that we are frequently asked are addressed below:

 


Why the crazy name?

  • Zen and Yen - "A philosophical desire to make money" … "improve performance" 

  • Performance ratios - Z/Y 

  • Focus on solution - not A/B 

  • Typographic logo on its own, unabbrvbl. 

  • Eastern paradox - unified dualism - balance - harmony - desire - enlightenment not fads 

  • Not Arthur Aardvark                                                                         

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What does Z/Yen actually do?

"You can know where we are or what we are doing, but you can't know where we are and what we are doing!" (with thanks to Rupert Stubbs and Werner Karl Heisenberg)

  • Z/Yen ...... helps organisations prosper by making better choices…through risk control, strategic enhancement and systemic management.

  • Z/Yen ...... improves organisations by helping them make better choices.

  • Z/Yen ...... works with clients on initiatives which manage risk and enhance reward.

  • We ...... undertake special projects for clients in order to help make better choices - which we implement through projects or coaching.

  • We ...... help organisations improve.

  • We ...... manage change.

  • We ...... improve decisions through analysis of risk and rewards.

  • We ...... do people, organisational, strategy, systems and intelligence projects.

  • We ...... work mainly with organisations in financial services, business to business services, high technology and the voluntary sector.

  • We ...... invest in our clients, our partners and ourselves, sharing the rewards from our efforts while retaining and developing innovation and humour.

  • We ...... help people see from new perspectives.

  • We ...... enchance organisations.

  • We ...... design tomorrow's organisation today.

  • We ...... specialise in the eclectic.

  • We ...... change attitudes towards risk and reward.

  • We ...... are applied management scientists.

  • We ...... are very special problem solvers.

  • We ...... give the advice others only talk about.

  • We ...... engineer success.

  • We ...... challenge preconceptions in order to improve performance.

  • We ...... have a shop for ideas.

Some people call in the corporate doctors - we're the vets.

All organisations have some tough nuts to crack - we're the nutcrackers. 

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How did Z/Yen start?

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How can I learn more about Z/Yen and risk reward management?

  • If you have any further questions that are not covered in our introductory sections on Z/Yen, then please contact us for further information.

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I think I might be a potential Z/Yen expert; how do I apply my expertise to Z/Yen?

  • SpecialiZm, Z/Yen's expert resourcing division, provides experts for management position.  Find out more about how to apply your expertise here.  To register, please email a copy of your CV to mark_yeandle@zyen.com    

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