Vision and Values
The foundation of every Business Strategy are the Business Vision and the Business Values which set out for the organisation:
- What is the Business Vision for the organisation in three – five years time? What will we be celebrating at that time? What will have been achieved? What will success feel like, professionally and personally?
- What is our value proposition to our customers and our consumers? How do they differ? Are they clear? Will the market see them as being different from our competitors and in what ways?
- What business values do we intend to permeate the organisation? How will this feel? How will we know when we have the right culture and what will be the tell-tale signs when this is not evident?
Lana’s Garden – a fresh approach for a healthy profit
After ten years of dedication and sacrifice, Lana has made and sold tons of delicious rhubarb jams and relishes. But is she making a living or is she just working for her staff, her suppliers and, perhaps, the bank? Now is the time to take a hard look at this business and get really focused […]
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Knit Wit socks it to them
A business strategy for Soxy Beast : John Downes, acorro Jeff has set up Soxy Beast, an online subscription cute sox business. Subscribe and get a fresh pair of artistic socks delivered to your door once per month. But is this going to cut it in the long term, or are there going to be […]
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Be Great Now! Interview with Jim Collins – acorro
Bo Burlingham | Inc. magazine May 29, 2012 Jim Collins: Be Great Now The leadership expert sits down with Inc. editor-at-large Bo Burlingham to talk about what makes great companies tick. Over the course of nearly 25 years and four best-selling books, Jim Collins has set out to systematically unlock the mystery of what makes […]
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The curse of perseverance – How to tell a rough patch from a meltdown
Leon Gettler – Idea Explorer Article in SmartCompany by Leon Gettler, 20 March 2012 Undying optimism is one of the qualities of entrepreneurs. This and perseverance is what sets entrepreneurs apart from the rest. No matter how bad things get, entrepreneurs keep pushing, expecting the next big sale will turn everything around. But at what […]
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The curse of perseverance: How to tell a rough patch from a meltdown
Leon Gettler – Idea Explorer Article in SmartCompany by Leon Gettler, 20 March 2012 Undying optimism is one of the qualities of entrepreneurs. This and perseverance is what sets entrepreneurs apart from the rest. No matter how bad things get, entrepreneurs keep pushing, expecting the next big sale will turn everything around. But at what […]
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10 ways to cut costs – without cutting staff
Article in SmartCompany about cutting costs by Leon Gettler on 28th February 2012 Workers at Alcoa’s Geelong smelter are now waiting for pink slips and their counterparts at Toyota, Holden, Telstra and Westpac are losing their jobs. BHP has warned of more closures of struggling assets and development spending cuts as it seeks to deal with […]
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You’ve got to start somewhere, so start measuring
Extract of an article by Leon Gettler in Business Spectator titled: Sharpening the productivity tools Lombard Paper, the outfit that supplies paper cups, catering products and AFL supporter gear around the country, adopted DIFOT (delivered in-full, on-time) as a management tool measuring customer service. It looked at every order that went out and assessed how […]
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Personal Resilience – mission critical skill for leaders
Read Stuart Taylor’s Story of personal resilience which I find professionally and personally inspiring. Stuart’s Story – a tale of four hats He see’s with the power of hindsight that there are twelve “pillars of resilience” he has drawn on as fundamental realisations in his recovery and continued growth. They are: 1. Focus on what you […]
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