Intrafocus Insight
Creating a High Performance Culture
Creating a High Performance Culture - Peter Drucker, the legendary management guru says that 'business culture eats strategy'. By this, he means that the most successful companies are those which build positive, powerful high performance culture. But doing this -...
Realistic Business Objectives
Every company needs a clearly defined set of business objectives as part of its business strategy. These objectives should follow the SMART model - being specific in nature, measurable in output with key performance indicators, achievable with stretch and effort,...
Strategy for Beginners
Strategy for Beginners - Strategy is a process just like any other process. Unfortunately this simple fact is often forgotten. All too often organisations think about strategy once or twice a year and forget about it until prompted by a senior manager. Unless...
Creating Useful KPIs
Creating Useful KPIs - Some Useful Checks Take a look at QuickScore the worldwide acclaimed KPI Manager. If you are reading this blog it is because you are interested in measuring your business' progress. But you are probably measuring too much. You may...
43% UK Employees Feel Undervalued
43% UK Workforce Undervalued - More than 43% of employees recently surveyed by Intrafocus in the United Kingdom feel undervalued and unrecognised at work. In a survey conducted through the mobile phone application Citizenme, 120 people were asked 5 simple questions...
The Next Big Idea
Having run 100's of strategy workshops over the years we find a set of 'core' business strategies tend to come up frequently. For example; "Improve Customer Satisfaction" is a core business strategy. How do we go about improving customer satisfaction? Strategic...
Thinking Strategically
It’s coming up to the start of new fiscal year in the United Kingdom (and many other parts of the world). It’s the time of the year when most companies start thinking strategically. Typically, medium to large sized companies will book away-days for the executive team...
4 Good Reasons to Innovate
Innovation can be the cornerstone of business. Think of the new products that have changed their manufacturer’s business model, the prime example being the iPhone. These innovations can bring about market domination. They are all not the norm though. Most businesses...
Farms not Factories
At Intrafocus we are great supporters of the environment, sustainability and welfare. We teach it in our strategy workshops. 'Environmentally Friendly' comes up as a core-value and occasionally as a strategic theme. we like to back up our teaching by supporting good...
What is RIDDOR?
What is RIDDOR? The following is a summary of The United Kingdom Statute Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations or RIDDOR. It is not a definitive guide and should not be used as such. For full information see article references at the...
