4 Good Reasons to Innovate
Innovation can be the cornerstone of business. Think of the new products that have changed their manufacturer’s...
What is RIDDOR?
What is RIDDOR? The following is a summary of The United Kingdom Statute Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous...
Alternatives to ‘Best Practice’
The phrase "best practice" comes up all the time and is often used to justify a change. Occasionally, it is used to...
Blue Ocean Strategy – Book Review
The Blue Ocean Strategy was published in 2005 and authored by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne – Professors at INSEAD and co-directors of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. So why has it taken so long to write a review for this book? It was clear from the outset that the authors were on to something special. But only time would prove whether or not they had created a new way to look at strategy or simply repackaged existing techniques and processes.
The CEO Strategy Map
How many pieces of information can you deal with at any given time? It doesn't matter if you are Bernstein or...
Balanced Scorecard Example
Interest in the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) has steadily increased over the past few years. Executives have realised that...
Send a postcard from the future
At the start of a strategic planning project staff need to be motivated. They need to see the...
Developing Key Performance Indicators
World renowned performance measure specialist, Stacey Barr, has given a four star rating to...
Cascading Scorecards with Spider Impact
Cascading Scorecards with Spider Impact - Cascading scorecards throughout an organisation can be fraught with...
How many KPIs do I need? (fewer than you think)
If there is one thing that we are really good at, it is measuring things. If it moves,...
We don’t have the data for that KPI
We don't have the data for that KPI - In an ideal world when measuring the results of a...
Strategic Graffiti
In his book ‘The Execution Shortcut’ Jeroen De Flander introduces the notion of Strategic...
Practical Performance Measurement – Book Review
Practical Performance Measurement - Book Review. If you had to sum up Stacey Barr’s new...
Strategy Execution Summit 2015 – Success!
The Strategy Execution Summit 2015 held this month in Washington DC has once again been a...
Strategic Gap Analysis
A strategy is a living thing, it needs to be constantly monitored and measured to ensure everything is on track....
Strategic Planning Document
Over the years we have seen many strategic plans being developed. Some good, some not so...
Cascading Your Strategy
You could almost (but not quite) say it was easy to create a company strategy. The executive management team are...
What is the Intended Result?
Have you ever noticed at the mere mention of a strategy planning session packs of large yellow stickies suddenly...
The Integrated Strategy Map
A strategy map provides the visual foundation of a business strategy. It provides the means by which a business can...
Selecting Balanced Scorecard Software
It was noted in last week's Insight that 29% of Balanced Scorecards are managed using basic...
The Results Are In! The Balanced Scorecard Survey 2014
Press Release: January 12th 2015 The results are in! During October and November last year...
Impossible Goals
“Dear Boss, our 2015 goals are impossible” – writes Liz Ryan, a regular contributor to Forbes...
Using a Composite Index
Any given objective may have one or more associated metrics to determine its success or...
Do You Need a Strategy Director?
Ask any Board of Directors if they need a Strategy Director and more often than not the...
Do things in the right order!
How many times have you started a strategic planning session with a ‘brain-storm’ to think up...