Last month, we shared how to tell the difference between typical business problems that require typical solutions and the type that are indicative of real growing pains and, therefore, require real change (read last month’s article here). This month, we’re completing our series with what you as the business owner need to do to move your […]
Smart companies typically spend the end of each year planning for the next. But this year (thanks to our ever-changing economy), even the smartest business owners have questions that make even simple annual planning anything but typical. This year, business owners are asking:
Historically, CFOs and finance staff have operated independently from other business teams. From behind their green visors – and with nary a word – came the YES or NO that determined the fate each organizational initiative. After all, the finance team’s job was to interact with the numbers, not the natives.
A few weeks ago, our community helped us prepare for our Mid-Year Check-In edition of Summit by filling out a short survey about how they were measuring progress toward 2013 goals, and whether or not they were on track towards them.
Your operational plan is your blueprint for designing each area of operations (people, processes and systems) to optimally achieve your company’s objectives. If poor decisions are made in any area, costs increase, mistakes occur and growth slows. So, part of charting your company’s course must involve assessing each operational area for efficiency. Yet, when it comes […]
