by John Boudreau | Dec 5, 2020 | strategy, strategy map
In the last several posts we’ve been talking about how a business strategy is a group of decisions which are linked together to drive the top three reasons why a business exists: To generate a profit To generate cash To accomplish your mission In the last post, we...
by John Boudreau | Dec 3, 2020 | strategy, strategy map
In our last blog post, we discussed how to determine if your strategy is working and linked strategy to the main goals of any business: To generate a profit To generate cash To accomplish your mission Your strategic moves should be linked to those top three goals. We...
by John Boudreau | Dec 2, 2020 | strategy, strategy map
In the last several posts we have been discussing strategy. We used Michael Porter’s definition of strategy: “Strategy is choosing to perform activities differently than rivals do.” A strategy is not just a list of goals. Like playing chess, each move is made...
by John Boudreau | Aug 4, 2016 | Definition of KPI, KPIs, Lagging KPIs, leading KPIs, strategy map
There seems to be a great deal of confusion for business owners around KPIs (key performance indicators). We know we need them, but measuring them seems so elusive and tedious that small business owners just don’t measure them with any sort of consistency. If you can...
