Going Back To The Fundamentals – Align Towards Your Ideal Future
One of the most fundamental changes that have occurred in the global business world since COVID-19 struck has been the unprecedented uncertainty revolving around the future. The future of performing business operations in this new normal has been marked by a lot of volatility whose cadence, over time, has skyrocketed immensely. Business organizations are now […]
How EPM Supports Your ERP
Some people mistake enterprise resource planning (ERP) as being the same as enterprise performance management (EPM). However, both these business tools are distinct and encompass a set of different functions that are equally essential to business organizations. To begin with, enterprise resource planning involves the automation of business processes and the collection of pertinent data […]
The Value of Data-Driven Organizations
The companies that are growing and scaling and reaching their business objectives year after year are the ones that collect, evaluate, and make decisions based on data. There’s still space in the corporate world for experience, intuition, and instinct. And those characteristics can help generate ideas that are validated by data. Data alone is useless […]
Monthly Tracking Isn’t Enough
Ongoing performance data tracking and analysis has evolved into an absolute necessity for all organizations. Now more than ever, organizations of all sizes in both the private and public sectors are leveraging their data to identify actionable insights to better meet customer needs. However, few organizations recognize the power of frequent data tracking and analysis. […]
Results Software: Delivering the Data Visualization Tool Options Your Company Needs
Modern corporations thrive on capturing and using the data available to them to improve operations, save money and work more efficiently. But data is nothing without the tools needed to translate massive amounts of information into manageable, meaningful insights. Data visualization is an essential tool for translating data into insights. But not all data visualization […]
Data Management for Peak Business Performance
Peak performance is the holy grail for any company. How can your company be more efficient, more productive, more effective, and more profitable? The best approach is following this four-step process for reaching peak performance. And the final step is the most important — you ultimately need the perfect management software from among your many […]
Post-Pandemic Future of Mid-Market Companies
2020 was an extremely tough year for some business verticals regardless of their actual size. However, since they are smaller and tend to be less hindered by bureaucracy than bigger companies, mid-sized organizations (such as manufacturers) have had more opportunities to adapt better to the market changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, when […]
Managing Performance in the Cloud for Remote Teams
Team and unit performance assessments play a key role when it comes to growing a business. When conducted appropriately, such evaluations can prove to deliver a treasure trove of critical information to help run your organization’s core operations more efficiently. They also may be very useful in improving employee retention rates and keeping your staff […]
The Power of Organizational Change Management
A few years ago, Scott Harra and I were talking about organizational change management (OCM). I mentioned that OCM seemed like a “squishy discipline based on very little data”. Whereupon Scott passionately said, “Absolutely not true,” which definitely got my attention! Scott pointed me to an article he had written describing the power of OCM […]
Change Management and Data
I can easily say that, as a leader, I did not always employ the best change management practices. Well, or any change management practices for the early part of my career. For me, the answer to a problem was obvious. My team should see the obvious as well. So, I often led with sheer willpower […]