We often find ourselves making decisions that create big changes in our future, so it’s important to understand what makes a good decision.
The importance of Signposts
Businesses need signposts just as much as drivers, in order to know where they are heading and when to make a turning for strategic benefit.
Planning your business in 2020.
Things will change in 2020, the impacts will affect elements of the economy and the way business is done in unexpected ways. Read how to get ready.
Strategic Improvement – The 1% Goal
In the House of Commons, on the day he announced his retirement, the Speaker, John Bercow, commented on the difference between being proud of what has been achieved and satisfied. “Being satisfied” he said “is the fastest route to complacency” He is right. In most...
Which facts matter for decision making
Every business owner is faced with countless decisions that require sound judgement as well as a clear head. While one decision might address a specific problem, each one will affect the achievement of the goal of the business. Decisions made in a vacuum are risky,...
How to Make Change Fast or Make Change Slow
Transformation can be so large and the prize for success so big that it can be hard for anyone to visualise the whole process. Some fear it is happening too fast, others too slow. Some are advocates seeing the opportunity, others resist seeing only the risks.
Why trends matter for business resilience.
Business Risk is something that I define as “events that might happen, however unlikely, that impacts your ability to do business well.” As humans we aren’t designed to evaluate uncertainty, we tend to get both probabilities and impacts wildly wrong. Risk management needs a structured approach.