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Organisations with the capability to consistently execute their plans through the adoption of Strategy Execution outperform the market. Forget all the meaningless buzzwords and fancy dashboards, you need context and a trackable action plan to drive real performance improvements. * indicates required Email Address * First Name…

Sales and Operations Planning – is it a missing link in…

Benefits of Sales and Operations Planning Increased customer service levels Improved profitability Reduced time to market with new products More products to increase revenue Lower inventories and obsolescence Reduced lead times Quicker responsiveness Top-down management control Predictable operating performance for shareholders The Sales and Operations Planning process…

The saying goes “Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast” Drucker

The weekend of October 22nd I was watching the Austin Texas F1 Grand Prix, this is one programme that everyone knows in my house not to disturb me watching. This weekend Mercedes were all but clear of winning the constructors championship as long as Ferrari didn’t outscore…

Operationalise Your Strategy

Benefits of Policy Deployment Organisations with the capability to consistently execute their plans through the adoption of Strategy Execution outperform the market. Organisational capabilities will be aligned to support the achievement of your company objectives. Resources will be allocated to business processes in priority order (according to…

Key Performance Indicators – Always an Emotive Subject

You may have seen my recent post if you follow me on linkedin regarding measuring Production Output with Value (£). With over 11000 views and numerous comments, this got me thinking about KPIs (key performance indicators) and business. KPIs drive behaviour (no doubt in that) getting the…

Get your Changeovers out of the Slow Lane

Benefits of SMED  (Single minute exchange of dies) WIP and lot size reduction. Finished goods inventory reduction. Improved machine/resource utilisation. Whether you are high volume or low volume business, changeovers is one of those things that can sap the living life out of your manufacturing process. An…

This is how not to make a Sale!

This week I was contacted by a Corporate Merchandise Company, a cold call asking for me. When I picked up they went straight into overdrive asking me about my company…it’s a debt collecting business isn’t it? Me??????????? NO. My brain starts going a million miles an hour…

Processes, Growth and Scalability.

I’ve had a number of discussions this past few weeks regarding GROWTH and SCALABILITY. One recurring theme is regarding processes, and when I mention that processes should be standardised, I get the normal “we’re growing and that one size standardisation doesn’t fit and this is a back-office…

Attention! – your Customers could be gone in 60 secs or…

Sales and Marketing None of this is new and you probably heard it all before, but in my eyes that’s why it’s so important. Sales and Marketing go hand in hand within any business, and every leader/owner should be working on their business (not in it) for…