Into The Goal Mine - The Heart Of Goal Setting

Many organisations and the people in them start 2007 with boundless energy, hope and eagerness to reach new goals, to succeed even more than last year, to change for the better. Some celebrate their achievements with champagne while others who weren't so lucky hide in shame. What exactly turns a goal into gold?

Strategic Planning Transports Business Owners From Sea Level to See Level to See the Bigger Picture

What keeps business owners from achieving their goals? Maybe it is their elevation. One of my key strategies as a business coach in assisting small business owners and executives to build their businesses faster than they ever imagined is to tell stories. Stories allow us to hear the message without defining it.

The Get CLEAR Process for Business Success

Have you been struggling to reach your goals and achieve the level of success you desire and deserve? Then use my Get CLEAR Process to get the results you want.

Asset Management in the Supply Chain

Over the last decade more and more companies have implemented returnable and reusable transit packaging fleets and pools, whether it is pallets, tote bins, steel stillage, cages or even wooden crates. What is guaranteed is that these fleets require a capital investment, (whether directly or by a fleet / pool provider), and should be protected as you would any other company asset.

RFID System Planning – A Simple Overview

This document is intended as a short, simple summarized overview for companies thinking of, or wanting to, implement RFID technology within their supply chain operations. It is designed to increase awareness of the needs, wants, dos and don’ts when planning your RFID supply chain systems.

Open A Dollar Store Tips On Creating A Mission Statement!

There are many critical steps to take when you open a dollar store. They include the creation of a mission statement, a long-term vision and strategic objectives. Each of these is a critical piece of the business puzzle. The first to develop is the mission statement.

Business Growth - Looking At Darwin And The Demon

As commercial processes commoditize in a developed economy, they are outsourced or transferred offshore or both, leaving onshore companies with unrelenting pressure to come up with the next wave of innovation. Failure to innovate equals failure to differentiate equals failure to garner the profits and revenues needed to attract capital investment. It behooves us all to use our brains to get out in front of this Darwinian process.

Business Growth - Exploring Growth Outside The Core

Golf ranks as one of the most brutal and demanding markets in the sports business. So, despite its fabled swoosh, Nike was regarded as an amateur when it decided in 1995 to branch out from shoes to golf apparel, balls, and equipment. Four years later, however, Nike had scored priceless marketing victories – not once, but three times running.

An Introduction To The Balanced Scorecard Management Framework

In the late 1980s, vast numbers of companies were rapidly adopting Total Quality Management (TQM) principles, yet many of these organizations found themselves struggling to tie TQM to their bottom-line results, because TQM efforts tended to focus on isolated improvement projects that too often were not directly linked to strategic goals.

The Adventure of Business Planning

Creating a business plan is not a favorite for many entrepreneurs. This article transfers the process of planning for an adventure to creating an exciting business plan.

How To Set Up Your Own FM Radio Station - Licensing And Start Up Issues

There are several ways to set up your own radio station. It depends on how serious you are about it. The single most important thing you should know before you get started is why would you need to start your own radio station?

How to Go From Dreams & Vision to Reality

Do you have a dream or vision for your business or organization? Do you have a personal dream or vision? How many dreams or visions have you had in your life that you did not act upon? How many did you pursue? And what happened? If you have a dream or vision now, do you know how to turn that dream and/or vision into reality? In my multi-disciplinary multi-faceted professional services practice, I deal with dreams and visions of clients as a facilitator, guide and coach. I love my work, especially when it involves helping people achieve their dreams and vision. I want to believe that you do have dreams and vision and so I want to share some thoughts with you about how to turn them into reality.

Is It Time to Review Your Strategic Plan Given That You Have Only 9 Months Left?

An effective strategic plan demands quarterly review. The year is now 3 months old. Is your business where you wanted it to be?