Targets and the power of OKRs
Setting Achievable Targets Setting achievable targets is a critical part of running a successful business. While...
Building an effective Balanced Scorecard
Why the Balanced Scorecard? A Balanced Scorecard is a strategic management tool that enables organisations to align...
Evidence-Based Management: Why Toyota Succeeded
Evidence-Based Management (EBM) Evidence-Based Management (EBM) is an approach that allows companies to make these...
Value Proposition – A Comprehensive Guide
What is a Value Proposition? A value proposition is a concise statement highlighting the benefits a company delivers...
ChatGPT: Navigating the Ethical Challenges
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances significantly, companies across various industries leverage AI-driven...
ChatGPT: Revolutionising Work and Everyday Life
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives, with AI-driven language models like...
ChatGPT – Communication and Decision-Making
ChatGPT, an advanced AI-driven language model created by OpenAI, has emerged as a groundbreaking tool that can...
Automation: The Benefits of Streamlining
Welcome to the last in our series on the Intrafocus seven-step Strategy Planning Process - and today, we're turning...
Getting the Word Out: The Communications Plan
Welcome to our sixth article in this strategy refresh series. We have been covering the Intrafocus seven-step...
Making Your Vision a Reality: Strategic Projects
Welcome to the fifth in the series of weekly articles working through the Intrafocus 7-Step Strategic Planning...
Measuring Success – KPIs and Targets
Measuring Success - We're moving on at a pace with our deep-dive into the Intrafocus 7-step Strategic Planning Process...
Strategic Objectives and Why Are They Important?
Welcome to the third in the series of weekly articles working through the Intrafocus 7-Step Strategic Planning...
The Importance of Strategic Assessment
Welcome to the second instalment of our seven-step strategic process series. Last week we looked at how to Lay the...
Laying the Foundation for Strategic Success
Welcome to the first in a series of weekly articles that will work through the Intrafocus 7-Step Strategic Planning...
Who Should Participate in Strategic Planning?
Who should participate in Strategic Planning? We're kicking off 2023 with a new series about strategic planning,...
Pelé and the Beautiful Game
Pelé, who died last week, is regarded as one of the greatest football players ever. He is the all-time leading...
How to Track an Executive Incentive Plan
Love them or hate them; the fact is 'executive incentive' or bonus schemes are here to stay! Today, we're going to...
The Eco-Centric Consumer
As world leaders gather in Egypt for COP 27, consumers at home are making strides towards the net-zero economy with...
Four Hurdles to Strategy Execution
In their book, Blue Ocean Strategy, W.Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne describe four organisational hurdles to strategy...
Things to consider when creating a strategic team
If you want to develop a successful business strategy, you need to put the right people in place when creating a...
7 strategic lessons you can learn from Wimbledon
Strategic Lessons Wimbledon is more than a sports event - it's a cultural phenomenon that defines British summer. And...
Red Amber Green
Red, Amber, Green Reporting A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is meaningless unless you can compare its value to...
Consistent Monthly Reports?
Monthly reports Two of the most successful productivity tools in existence today are spreadsheets and PowerPoint...
Top 15 KPIs for Small Businesses
Top 15 KPIs - All businesses, large and small, need to have a clear strategy and accompanying KPIs if they are to be...
Seven Plus or Minus Two
Today, we will look at two useful points for business strategy development. They both relate to Key Performance...