August 2009

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Performance Management?

August 26, 2009

I went to a conference earlier this year and rode the airport shuttle with one of the conference instructors.    When he learned that I was also attending the conference we began talking about all sorts of things but performance management  (PM) and more specifically performance appraisals (PA) came up.   He had very strong feelings about [...]

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Examples of Business Goals

August 18, 2009

Part of the business planning process is writing goals. A goal is a common term that we’re all familiar with but the ability to reach goals, in a measurable way, is quite a different story. Goals should be tied to an organization’s strategy or strategic plan (The 5 step Process of strategic planning). Goals simply [...]

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What is a Vision Statement?

August 13, 2009

A Vision Statement is simply a written document that describes where an organization is going and what it will look like when it gets there. It is the description of what the company hopes to achieve and what it is striving for. This is what gives an organization its direction and focus. Organizations that don’t [...]

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The 5 Step Process of Strategic Planning

August 11, 2009

Strategic plans help identify what an organization strives to become and the steps needed to get there. I will walk you through each step and give you some examples to each step. Step 1:  Write a Vision Statement A Vision Statement is a statement (typically 2-3 sentences simply stated) that gives the reader (and more [...]

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