by Ian | Sep 26, 2023 | Business, Business management, Change management, Communications, Consultancy
Using the 20/60/20 rule to engage and empower staff The heart of every organisation beats to the rhythm set by that organisation. The people we employ are at the core of everything done, and yet remain the enigmatic conundrum to many leaders and managers. I didn’t...
by Ian | Oct 5, 2017 | Business, Business development, Business management, Consultancy, Manufacturing, Uncategorized
Performance Measurement & Management in SME’s If there was one lesson from bluechip businesses that all SME’s could take on board, it would be to establish and trend an appropriate set of key performance indicators (KPI’s) to monitor and manage...
by Ian | Jan 17, 2017 | Business development, Business management, Consultancy, Start-ups
The Challenge Business start-up and growth is a challenging time for all entrepreneurs. Taking the risk, having to do a range of tasks outside your natural comfort zone, winning new customers, balancing the books, recruiting staff – all time consuming and resource...
by Ian | Jan 10, 2017 | Business management, Change management, Consultancy, Manufacturing
If your gross and net profits in manufacturing are not where you want them to be, then you have two choices: React and develop plans to manage the change in situation. Cross your fingers and hope to “ride out the storm” In the second half of the 20th century, making a...
by Ian | Jun 23, 2016 | Consultancy, Start-ups
These days everyone wants to set up a business. It has almost become a trend – every other student starts thinking about having a start-up from day 1 at college. There is a wide range of various privately-owned companies existing in the world – they are in...
by Ian | Jun 23, 2016 | Business development, Consultancy
Listening to the radio the other day, I heard about the issues that Honda are facing, with impending lay offs in the factory as a result of declining demand. One of the analysts mentioned that this was down to the product being positioned in the “squeezed...
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