Is your measurement system working?

Is your measurement system working?

If you are involved in strategic planning then you’ll know that effective measurement is a true cornerstone of success. After all, as we’ve said many times before if you can’t measure it, how can you manage it? The one thing we often forget as part...
Are you ready to measure?

Are you ready to measure?

Are you ready to measure – One fundamental business activity determines the success of any business strategy – the activity of measurement. After all, in the all too frequently quoted words of Peter Drucker, ‘if we can’t measure it, we...
Get your strategic plan in shape

Get your strategic plan in shape

If your business does not have a strong, robust and workable strategic plan – then NOW is the right time to build one. After a challenging couple of years (to put it mildly!) with the Covid pandemic, businesses are now finding that they can operate more freely...
How to build strategic trust

How to build strategic trust

In a world where trust is more in demand than ever, how can we build that necessary high degree of strategic buy-in with our employees? After all, if we want them to buy into our strategy, we need to win hearts and minds to encourage them to take the journey with us....
Measurement – What is a KPI?

Measurement – What is a KPI?

When developing a business strategy, don’t turn to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) too quickly. For many businesses, this is the part that they are keenest to start working on. After all, everything about KPIs signifies progress, activity, and delivery. In...
Measurement – Start with Why?

Measurement – Start with Why?

When building a business strategy, we invariably start talking about KPIs – and run the risk of diving straight into measurement and target setting without really thinking about the ‘what, why and when’ of the broader strategic focus. As with...