Critical in businesses of any size, maximizing the impact of resources is life or death in small business. The business has a written plan that includes aspirations (initiatives), results (goals), and activities (objectives). This is usually viewed as a strategic issue however it is critical if we are to achieve vertical alignment - people with the mission, goals, and objectives, this is a great method to achieve that end. Show Objective
Given a contracting economy with diminishing business opportunities and inflation devaluing the currency, we will show the need to strengthen the core of the business to not only survive, but thrive. EPISODE 93: Summary This is the 4th Pillar of a Self-Managed Organization and a method for creating yearly business goals and collaboratively transforming it into objectives that every person in the organization can impact and be held accountable for performance. The process assumes there is a strategic planning phase and focuses on a 3-step process of (1) developing strategic initiatives and goals, (2) cascading goals throughout the organization to create objectives, and (3) rolling those back up to management for final editing and approval. Topics:
EPISODE 94: Strategic Initiatives (Aspirations)A Strategic Initiative is an investment of resources dedicated to accomplish an organizational aspiration. It is based on an analysis of the market to determine long-term opportunities & threats, and short term impact on the businesses strengths & weaknesses. It needs to provide enough information to create goals (results) and objectives (activities) required to execute the Initiative. Topics:
EPISODE 95: Business Goals (Results) Business Goals are based on identified Strategic Initiatives to clarify intended results, serve as the basis of Business Objectives, and provide the backbone of a yearly Strategic Plan. View Business Goals as aspirations turned into Results and it forms the basis of Management's Scorecards. Topics:
EPISODE 96: Business & Departmental Objectives (Activities) Business Objectives are based on Business Goals to detail activities required to achieve results and provide the implementation steps of a yearly Strategic Plan. View Business Objectives as results turned into Activities and forms the basis of Employee Dashboards. Topics:
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