How's That Working For You?

Wake Up! Live Consciously? Many of us go through our work and personal life with habits that really aren't working for us. How do we wake up to that reality and coach others in the organization or on the team to do the same?

Do You Give Good Directions?

When giving directions, have you ever taken your directions for granted? Did you know them so well that you were unknowingly leaving some steps out? Or did you do it knowingly, because you didn't want them to be too cumbersome or too insulting.

Revealed - Why Your Computer System Is A Mess

Ever wondered why it takes you so long to find the information you need on your corporate computer system? That's if you can find it at all. Did you know that the tooth fairy could be partly to blame?

What 'Balanced' Really Means for Measures

Having a hard time getting balanced performance measures? Let me give you some tips about what having balanced measures really means. And no, it's NOT about adopting the Balanced Scorecard - in fact, it's virtually the opposite!

The Purpose of Corporate Budgeting

The purpose of budgeting is to review past business performance and establish a plan to achieve future profits.

6 Performance Measure Facilitator Attributes

Just like a business or organisation has a management accountant and a strategic planner, it also needs a performance measurement facilitator, someone to be the expert that helps everyone in the organisation measure what really matters in achieving the organisation's direction. It's a new career emerging in today's information and knowledge economy. And here are the 6 attributes they need to have.

5 Tips for Naming Measures

The magic of language applies very well to the way we craft our performance measures. The topic of this article is 5 tips for naming your measures so they get more recognition, ownership and trust.

The Importance and Awesome Power of Project Management in Today's Business Environment

Why is project management important and what awesome power exists with project management in today's business environment? The first reasons that come to my mind about why project management is important (based upon more than 35 years of my personal project management experience), are tighter budgets, diminishing resources, more and more time constraints, and competition to improve the ways we do business. The awesome power of project management makes it possible to focus on priorities, track and measure performance, overcome challenges and problems, become flexible enough to adapt to change and achieve higher performance and a higher probability of success in each project.

Why Do We Measure Performance, Anyway?

Trees (like all living things) have a clever feedback loop that helps them translate what their environment is doing so they can respond in ways that keep them living and growing and reproducing. Simpler but not dissimilar from organisations that know the real meaning of performance measurement, don't you think? This article discusses the real purpose of performance measurement: feedback.

Supply Chain Agilit - Inducing World Class Performance for the 21st Century

Becoming agile means competing and leading in the next century. Companies require an overhaul of their infrastructures to be able to introduce and build new products quickly and accurately, but also need an acculturation process fueled by heavy involvement. It takes time to enact changes of major proportions, and it takes careful planning. How do you get your arms around this?

Buy-in to Performance Measurement - How to Get People Involved in Measuring Performance

It's been said that unless people have ownership of their performance measures, there won't be any sustained improvement in performance. Buy-in is the holy grail of performance improvement - here's how to get more of it!

Storm Water Management Products

Keeping track of the evolving world of storm water regulations can be a daunting task for industries that must stay adhere to these changing regulations. Adapting storm water programs and products that are approved to address specific area of pollution is an ongoing operational requirement.

How Emotional Intelligence Creates Effective Leaders

Important research indicates the connection between Emotional Intelligence and effective leadership styles. The key to being effective lies in learning to handle yourself and your relationships in a positive manner. This includes Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Coaching supports and enriches the process.

Discover 10 Steps to a Successful Business Turnaround

Certain actions can be found in most business turnaround situations. Whilst the work involved may differ in each business turnaround, discover some of the common steps taken in the turnaround process.

Measuring The Impact Of Initiatives - Even When You Don't Have Complete Control

Are you making improvements or changes to your business or organisation, and don't know with certainty what impact those changes are having? Here's how to measure the impact of your improvement initiatives on a performance result, even when you don't have total control over it.