What is a Business Plan?
A Business Plan is the roadmap that will guide your organisation achieving its goals and vision. Business Planning is the process of translating an organisations Strategic Plan into a plan…
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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…
Read More What is the SMART Criteria?
SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic and Time Related and is most often used to guide the setting of objectives and goals. The principal advantage of SMART…
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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…
Read More 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…
Read More How can The Balanced Scorecard Help Implement a Strategic Plan?
Implementing a strategic plan can be a complex process, involving many components, both inside and outwith the organisation. This includes the management a number of groups of people (including managers,…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More Creating a More Effective Corporate Structure for Professional Partnerships
In our article entitled “Unique Challenges of Developing Strategic Plans for Professional Partnerships” we discussed the difficulties that they way that professional firms are structured causes when developing and implementing business…
Read More What are Strategic Activities?
What are Strategic Activities? Home > Strategy Development > Strategy Creation Process Strategic activities are actions, projects and other activities that are designed to achieve specific outcomes and objectives. Each…
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