How to understand the factors in the market that impact on an organisations goals
The nature of interactions between Businesses within a market
This post is very specific focussing on B2B – Business to Business interactions and doesn’t consider the interactions between Businesses and the end consumer. In […]
What are the characteristics of different business markets?
I would first make the definition that a business market is to sell to other business, often referred to as B to B, business to […]
The importance of defining the objectives, scope and success criteria of decisions to be taken
How do you consider the potential of a decision that needs making and produce objectives and criteria for measuring its impact
What is Continuous Professional Development, CPD?
There is no “Plan” in CPD! CPD is a record of your learning, not a plan of your learning. However you may use your CPD […]
4 of the most popular management models and how to apply them
Theres been many an argument that Managers have become lost in a world of unease and that there appears to be no new innovative Management […]
The use of benchmarks in managing performance
To explain first what benchmarking is, takes us back to the ‘father of scientific management’ Frederick Taylor (1856-1915) an American Mechanical Engineer who started his […]
Reviewing progress toward personal and professional objectives and amend the personal and professional development plan in the light of feedback received from others
This may seem obvious but theres no point having a well developed PDP in place if you are not going to regularly monitor and review […]
Obtaining feedback on your performance from a range of valid sources.
Considering a variety of different ways you can obtain feedback on yourself and your performance from colleagues, peers and stats
Take advantage of development opportunities made available by professional networks or professional bodies
This is probably one of my favourite posts…. FREE stuff ! Who doesn’t like freebies. When it comes to learning there is a world of […]