Communicating Strategic Change

Aug 29, 2013 | Strategic Planning, Strategy

If you are part of an executive team that is asking the question “how can we communicate our strategy” then the chances are you have already left it too late. Strategic change within an organisation or company has a facet that is peculiar to itself. That is, it has to...

Strategy Maps – 5 useful tips

Jul 18, 2013 | Strategy

A Strategy Map is a very useful tool for any commercial enterprise or public organisation. It can take many forms; from a classic four perspectives Kaplan and Norton variety to the more esoteric Tesco circle. The primary purpose of a strategy map is to communicate a...

Measure Your Strategy?

May 8, 2013 | Strategy

Big data might give you a new insight into what the market is doing. Complex BI systems may give you a better understanding of your customers. Your monthly management reports may show that you are running an efficient organisation. All of this comes to nothing if you...

Creating Meaningful KPIs

Dec 17, 2012 | KPIs, Strategy

Creating Meaningful KPIs – Or to put it another way; ‘give your company a fighting chance to successfully implement its strategy’ This might seem a bit glib, but the reality is successful strategy is not determined by definition alone. Some of the greatest...

Write a List

Nov 11, 2012 | Strategy

Write a List – You may think it is basic management 101 to be told to ‘Write a List’. There is no doubt we all write lists. You may write one every day, or at the start of the week and diligently cross off activities as you complete them. The importance of a...

Communicate your Strategy

Nov 6, 2012 | Strategic Planning, Strategy

Last week we asked the question; do 90% strategies really fail due to poor execution? The question caused a flurry of activity on LinkedIn and various blogs exploring where the statistic actually came from. As suspected, the stat is very old originating from a survey...