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Recently a good friend approached me and shared this amazing idea they had to take a new product to market. They built the concept, tested it and literally perfected the product to a point that it was time to go and share it with the masses. Easy right? Wrong.
We talk Department Store and Consumer Goods. Revenues are forecast to grow marginally over the next five years by 1.4%, as consumer goods retailers will continue to face strong competition from pure-play online stores that stock similar items at low prices.
There isn’t a business in the world, big or small that hasn’t been impacted by the COVID pandemic. For some the impacts will have been catastrophic, for others they actually have been positive, but for all of us there has been a change and there will …
Data is a valuable resource but often businesses find it challenging to unlock that value due to the fact that copious amounts of data clouds the space. Not to mention the challenges that come with collecting, organising and activating it. Decision-Ready Data is critical to informing business decisions and strategic direction.
The industry is forecast to grow marginally over the next five years by 0.8% . Volatile input prices and strong external competition have been challenging for industry operators. Over the next five years, industry players are expected to face challenging operating conditions due to …
This pandemic has changed the way we will serve our customers forever; or has it? Is that the sound of the end of the night out at the movies? Will any of us ever dare dream of heading to the gym again? Listening to the doom and gloom in this …
According to Gartner’s research (Strategy Execution Change Model Survey in 2019), only 46% of Executives and Managers felt their efforts were aligned to strategy. There are 4 key building blocks to guide the process of strategy to execution: Market and Industry Trends, Company Strategy, Build the Plan and Manage Performance
Although Private Equity revenue is forecast to decline 3.5% in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 disruptions, it is projected to grow 2.6% over the years through to 2025-26 to $725.3m. Private equity firms are responsible for investment management in private companies. They may invest their own capital and/or raise funds from external investors to invest on their behalf.
Whilst financial metrics are critical, non-financial metrics are also key drivers that work to align the overall vision and values of the organisation. If it’s not part of your KPIs, then it’s probably not worth measuring. Now, most of us have heard the phrase ‘what measures gets done’. It sounds simple right? But when it comes to measuring what actually matters, it gets a bit tricker.
You don’t need to be a big fish to make the most of your data. You just have to start somewhere. If you’ve read a few of my articles, you’ll know I’m passionate about the importance of data and analytics to drive good business decisions both strategic and operational. Not everyone is doing this, which means there are lots of exciting opportunities for many businesses to unlock.
With tech constantly evolving, the industry is expected to continue to grow. The demand for industry services is forecast to surge post the recovery of COVID-19 as businesses are likely to expand their remote working capabilities. Businesses are anticipated to expand their current software solutions in-line with the growing reliance on cloud computing and other tech advances…
It’s possible I am showing my age with this article, but I love driver trees! Also known as KPI trees… Every time I go into a business I build myself one of these. Fundamentally, driver trees help support growth and demonstrate how each business function can contribute to success. Here’s a rundown…
A good data strategy will help you look at your business to identify outputs that will help you deliver. In 2020 we’re in an amazing position to understand our customers and business functions like never before. And it all comes down to the sheer volume of data at our fingertips.
On the surface working from home sounds pretty good. Not so much when it’s all day, every day. Leading your team through COVID is a real challenge and requires the leader to demonstrate genuine compassion and ability to communicate.
Stories make your business relatable and more importantly make you stand out from the crowd. Data alone can be overwhelming for some people being walked through presentations, reading articles, and listening to interviews. Stories instead, engage hearts and minds and allow watchers, readers and listeners to relax into the moment. Every great sale starts with a great story.
People have an amazing capacity to forget. To revert to their old behaviours. And that might have been the case if COVID had come and gone quickly. But it’s not going anywhere, and we all know by now - this time it’s going to be different. The question on everyone’s minds is not ‘when will this be over?’, it’s ‘what will the new normal look like?’
