by Sean Foster | Jul 8, 2021 | 90 day planning, Behavioural Assessment, Culture, Strategy
Based on my own experience and after asking many others, these are the top 5 reasons why we don’t say it like it is to our staff: 1. You are concerned that any negative news will demotivate them and perhaps they will start looking for employment elsewhere. 2. You are...
by Sean Foster | Apr 29, 2021 | Marketing, Sales, Strategy
The average SME starts from the typical 'garage', i.e., the owner invests some dollars and leverages off their experience or training to start their business. Right in the beginning, they ponder on an ideal business name, and usually because their funds are limiting,...
by Sean Foster | Apr 7, 2021 | Accountability, CFRs, Continuous Performance Management, Culture, Micromanagement, Strategy
When you think about your business or the one you are employed in, how would you answer the following: To what extent are we customer focused vs. boss or system focused? Do some or many of the boss-employee conversations feel more like a performance review rather...
by Sean Foster | Jun 1, 2020 | Strategy
I do still find that there are some businesses out there that still have no dashboard or any form of indicators that track overall business performance. And when I say none, I am also referring to those that seemingly only use the bank balance as their barometer....
by Sean Foster | May 7, 2019 | 90 day planning, Strategy
There is an avalanche of information about 90-day plans online. These plans usually include basics such as establishing goals and trimming the business fat. Unfortunately, so many 90-day plans either never materialize or they fall by the wayside and ultimately fail....
by Sean Foster | Apr 11, 2019 | Accountability, Strategy
No matter how much you’d like to avoid it, there’s no way of escaping it: accountability works- it really does. In reality, if you don’t measure and report your progress, you’re most probably not making much progress at all. As Pearson’s...
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