How Measuring Results Helps People to Commit to Change
Creating a new strategy for your business almost always results in introducing new ideas, initiatives and change. Naturally, there will be people who are sceptical about the changes that are…
Business Planning & Implementation
A business with clear direction and focus is far more likely to succeed – we will help you create it… Once a clear strategic direction has been agreed, we will…
The Unintended Consequences of Setting Performance Targets
Setting targets and subsequently measuring performance against those targets is a common management practice in many organisations. When done properly it can be an effective way to motivate people to deliver a level…
How can The Balanced Scorecard Help Implement a Strategic Plan?
Implementing a strategic plan in a business can be a complex process, involving many components, both inside and outwith the business. This includes the management a number of groups of people…
What is the Balanced Scorecard?
Measuring performance is critical to the efficient management of any business providing, of course, that the correct performance metrics are being measured. Information relating to the performance of the organisation…
How Partner Compensation Affects Strategy in Professional Services Firms
The way the partners and senior fee earners are rewarded in professional services firms can have a dramatic effect on the development and, more importantly, the implementation of their strategic…
What is Business Planning?
Business Planning is the process of translating an organisations Strategic Plan (see diagram) into a plan that is designed attain the objectives and goals that have been set in the…
Successfully Implementing your Business Strategy
The management of the following three components is critical to the successful development and implementation of your business strategy. While it may not seem like it at the time, creating…
Who should be involved in the Strategy Making Process?
The strategic making process will normally involve key people in the organisation who have an interest in or input to the strategic future of the organisation. This will include senior…
The Most Effective Strategic Planning Process I Have Ever Used
I am a Chartered Accountant with over 40 years of post qualification experience, 9 in the profession with Thomson McLintock (now KPMG), 10 with a public company retailer and the…