Check out this post to understand why a mid-year review is important and how to get more out of it…and also see where you are on the strategic performance monitoring spectrum. Are you a hope strategist or a strategic swan?
Does your organisation have too many improvements on the go?
If you are in the middle of ‘improvement overload’ and worried that your established processes will start to slip, check out this post on how to design an appropriate solution. I hope it provides you with a bit of ‘pain relief’ and positive encouragement for tackling things in a way that doesn’t necessarily require additional resourcing.
Is it OK to have operational risks in your strategic risk register?
Strategic alignment: Pick your battles
How being a “control fan” improves your work performance
Dealing with strategic overcommitment
How to work with (and impress) executives
Strategic planning | Should you be planning in uncertain times?
Influence | Positive ways to increase compliance with policies
Four ways to ensure project success | Project tips from the world of billable hours
How to use audit reporting techniques to increase your influence
How to prepare to step outside of your comfort zone
Corporate decluttering | Five ways organisations are creating excessive busyness for their employees
Three steps to achieving more without hiring additional employees
Seven tips for reducing key person risk in your organisation
Tackling ‘too many meetings’ syndrome | A productivity tip from the world of billable hours
Governance | Why boards shouldn’t get side-tracked with the operational
Overcoming resistance to change – the basics
Corporate decluttering | Simplifying our work for better results
Positivity and collaboration | How front office and back office can work better together
Over the years, I’ve worked both in front office and back office functions and noticed that these two groups are often annoyed with each other. I wrote this post to shine some light on the sources of their frustration and to suggest how they can both work to improve their respective situations, including how senior management can support this process.