Most organisations have a Product which they provide, sell or deliver to their consumers. This function looks after the lifecycle of the Products that are designed, created, produced, maintained and sold.
Every organisation uses business functions in differing degrees. They may not put a name to the functions or have teams or even individuals to look after them, but they should do them all at one point or another.
Simply, every Project is an Initiative in business. However, every Initiative is not a Project. Many, if not most, Initiatives are small and easily managed within the organisation without kicking-off a project. However, Initiatives do need to be controlled.
To be in ‘control’ of your organisation you need to ‘understand’ what makes it up. The Keystones are a logical grouping of elements that support your organisation. Keystones provide a structure, support prioritising and makes sure you’ve considered everything before starting your Initiatives for improvement.
We all have personal Core Values. There are the things that we find most important. Values influence our decision making and life choices. Corporate Values or Company Values perform the same job as personal core values but has an additional challenge.
If you employ others and want your business to thrive, then you need to focus on Human Resources. HR, as Human Resources is usually called, is not just a function for big business.
Every organisation should be able to describe what they see as their future. A statement of this Vision should reveal what an organisation most hopes to be and what they want to achieve in the long term. But how do you write a Vision statement?
The new for 2019 business podcast: Blue Sky Stinking has arrived and we hope you enjoy it. A brief intro to one of the Season 1 characters and a quick summary of Episode 1…
With an invaluable line up of guest speakers, Gydeline’s new business advice podcast, Blue Sky Stinking, offers listeners the chance to get advice from specialists in all walks of business life.
Every business suffers from real life business calamities. Sometimes it’s unavoidable loss of a key member of the team. Maybe the biggest customers finds a cheaper, or shudder the thought, better company to deal with. There is always a risk that something can go wrong – it’s how you deal with it that counts.
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