David Summerton Business Consulting
9 Tips For Successfully Planning Ahead Planning ahead is a critical success factor for any manager: you MUST be in a position where you know what is up and coming in the future so that you are ready to rise to the challenges facing you, your team and the wider organisation. Planning ahead is important …
Why Should Managers Plan? Planning takes time and effort, we tend to put it off if we can, it’s a bit of a chore and why not just go with it and get on with the job? Planning gives you the chance to define what you are trying to achieve and how to go about …
Keeping Your Management Focus We are all guilty of losing a little focus, perhaps getting distracted or plain just tired and needing a refresh. Whatever the situation try the following mantra and see if you can gain a little more impetus and application to your tasks: Purpose: make sure that you deliver and embody …
9 Top Tips To Make Performance Management Effective The following principles should guide any manager in the art (never a science!!) of actually delivering a performance management system. Your Performance Management system should have: Clear aims and measurable success criteria A design philosophy that is implemented with appropriate employee involvement A simple structure that can …
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Key Principles Of Performance Management Every organisation and every manager should be concerned in getting performance management “right first time”. In doing this a number of key principles are needed and should be fully understood by all parts of the organisation. Performance management is a STRATEGIC tool as it allows the goals of individuals and …
Applying Operational Business Models in Non Operational Settings If we take time to steal some wisdom from the realm of Operational Management all managers can use their mantra for success regardless of the operational context. So, what should managers consider as a road map for success? The following pointers should be uppermost in your mind: …
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Harnessing The Power Of Chaos For Management Success No manager likes the damage and disruption that chaos brings with it BUT you can use some of its attributes to bring some excitement and stimulation into the organisation. Creating an environment where some element of novelty, change and creativity emerges can, however, really get results and …
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How To Structure A Feasibility Study Managers are frequently called upon to look into the worth of a particular plan of action or the launch of a new product or more simply to review the structure of their Teams. The gaping bear-trap waiting for you lies in producing a plan that does not deal scientifically …
