Decision making can be complex. Especially in a team environment when everyone could be pulling in different directions. All too often teams can be led by the person with the loudest voice/strongest personality who believes they’re right all the time and the rest of the team, wanting an easy life, are often reluctant to raise objections. […]
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How to write a great goal Statement + 20 Examples
In business, we all work towards goals. Achieving goals is usually what our work life is centered around. However, if these goals are not clearly defined, attainable or managed through to delivery then they are not worth the paper they’re written on, there owners often becoming disillusioned. Why you need great goal statements In […]
Porter’s 5 forces template
One of the key drivers in the success of a business is the level of competitiveness within the market it operates within. Most businesses recognize that these market conditions drive entrants into the niche and influence customer behavior. Businesses also recognize that behaviors and competition varies over time, the market conditions of today are not […]
5 things we loved in March 19
So as we move into April – let’s take a look at our 5 favourite business related articles that we found on the good old web in March. 1/ Whilst I’ve always enjoyed having great line managers, sadly that’s not always the case for many people. Over at Forbes Shelcy Joseph has a great article on […]
Problem Solving model
We’ve discussed Problem Solving a fair bit here on this site covering how to use the principles of a problem-solving model, with examples & tools like 8d problem solving, 7 steps problem solving to general problem solving techniques like our 5 why’s template. However, it’s still surprising to see why so many businesses still elect […]
7 step problem solving technique
Whilst processes are generally there to protect us from issues (i.e. follow the process and get what you expect) unsurprisingly from time to time things go wrong and problems occur that affect either the output or the success of the process in question. What do Business problems cause? Well, they can affect a whole host […]
10 common problems with stakeholder management
In our recent post on How to do stakeholder analysis with example templates, we covered the process and included some useful stakeholder analysis templates that you could try for yourself. In this companion piece, we’ll cover the 10 most likely things to go wrong with the stakeholder management process and what you can do to […]
How to do Stakeholder Analysis with example Templates and process
When you’re looking to deliver that key project or perhaps you’re trying to grow your business, you can find yourself incredibly disappointed when notwithstanding your efforts you find that you don’t progress as you’d hoped. Perhaps you’re met with resistance when you deliver your project, or maybe you don’t even get the buy-in required to […]
5 things we loved in January 2019
OK so we’re a little late for January’s update but hey we’ve had a busy month (haven’t you with dry-anuary or whatever it’s called? January is typically a slow month where we’re all recovering from the debauchery of the Christmas period (too much food and too many parties!) and then regretting it and trying to […]
SWOT Analysis Guide (with Examples)
If you’re looking for a simple, yet robust tool to help in to help you develop your business strategy, or your improvement projects, the SWOT tool (which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.) is a simple but effective tool that can help you prioritize internal and external influences and help you in defining a […]