KPIs and business analytics should be a key component in your business strategy. Individual and team performance should align vertically with your organization-wide goals. Through growth mindset and continuous improvement, your culture should reflect. Cross-departmental collaboration helps reveal activities that drive performance. Successful businesses leverage evidenced-based information. They link key performance measures and action to…

Planning for the Top-Line Growth You Need A strategy pyramid helps you illustrate vision and mission together with your team. Successful organizations vertically align business units with organization-wide strategies and goals. The pyramid provides visual direction. Long-term vision and mission appear at the top. At the foundation, action plans, tactics, and initiatives support. To learn more,…

Successful businesses leverage evidenced-based information. They link key performance measures and action to strategy. Team members see how their actions drive long-term performance, beyond short-term financial results. The outcome: Higher-levels of employee engagement, motivation, and performance. Your team has insight into which non-financial performance measures such as customer satisfaction and net promoter score drive financial…

An Exciting Time Starting a new business is one of the most exciting things you can do. It’s a challenging and competitive world, where only the best succeed and building a successful business is very often a long-term commitment. It takes time, together with passion, vision and drive. Business advisors understand this and their aim…

Fresh Focus and Feeling in Control To feel more in control of your own destiny, it is vital to have a clear plan of what you want and how you can achieve this, in a sustainable way. It’s important to take a little time-out, to build a clear strategy and enhance your focus and direction….

Focus on What’s Important to You Whether building or leading a successful business, it involves a balance of long-term commitment and strategy while also managing day-to-day operations. It takes time to create or grow a valuable business, together with passion, vision and drive. Business advisors understand this and make it their goal to advise clients…

The business world is complex and ever-changing. As a business professional, you have endless deadlines. Managing day-to-day operations, you seldom have the opportunity to strategize. You know its value and importance. Vertically aligning business units and performance with your overall mission, values, and vision. How often has your team said, “We want to grow revenues…

Advisor. Coach. Consultant. Are There Really Differences? Succinctly. Yes. It’s important to recognize and effectively engage the right services for your business needs. Advisor, coach, and consultant are often used interchangeably, especially advisor and consultant. With whom you engage really depends on your needs. Assessing for your business is the first step. How does an…

What steps do you and your organization take to align vertically? A strategy pyramid is a visual tool to help guide your organization execute its plans. Elements include: Vertical alignment within any organization is essential. Business unit objectives at the department level should vertically integrate and align with organization-wide goals. As teams collaborate through cross-pollination…