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Casual Articles - Organizational Assessments- How Do We Look?
Building a small business is hard work. In the initial period of most small businesses, one or two people are trying to do everything until the business grows enough to diversify functions and hire assistance. While you are trying to develop products and/or services, you are also trying to build infrastructure to support the business functions. Chances are, if you are the kind of person who is focusing on product or service development, you probably are not the person with
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the s
Professional conduct starts before you enter the employer’s door. It starts before you begin to look for a job. It starts with you – your attitude.How you interact with other people can make the difference between enjoying your work or hating it. There are some basic tenets of conduct on the job that will provide you with a basis for behavior.Here are three for your perusal.First, remain calm in all circumstances. No one likes a hot-head and people who
Each morning I get out early and walk. The light is terrific as the sun rises and I have gotten into the habit of taking my camera along. The details that are revealed in the pictures often surprise me.
Although strategic planning is about the future, it starts with a clear picture of today. By zooming in and focusing on the environment, the conditions within your business, and what makes you unique, you will find useful information to help develop effective strategies for the coming year. There are many dynamics, both internal and external that affect success.
Let's take a closer look inside your business.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
How do you gain perspective on the environment that you work in every day?
There are many tools, methods and practices that focus on different areas that can be useful to assessing your business. Some of the key areas to look at are structure and function, resources, and internal strengths and limitations.
Start with your clients, employees and business partners. Each of these perspectives will provide useful information about your business. A few of the most common methods to gather information are focus groups, surveys, assessments, and customer service reports.
As a starting point, ask the following questions:
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the sk
Building a brand is a necessity for any successful business. There are, however, suggestions that can assist you in getting the most out of your company’s brand.Create something original. You may think that everything that is anything has been done before, but that is not true. Possibilities for developing an original brand are endless. Moreover, customers want to see something new and different. In addition, there are serious legal consequences for stealing or bo
Let's take a closer look inside your business.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
How do you gain perspective on the environment that you work in every day?
There are many tools, methods and practices that focus on different areas that can be useful to assessing your business. Some of the key areas to look at are structure and function, resources, and internal strengths and limitations.
Start with your clients, employees and business partners. Each of these perspectives will provide useful information about your business. A few of the most common methods to gather information are focus groups, surveys, assessments, and customer service reports.
As a starting point, ask the following questions:
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the s
We often use the phrase, “Get Your Feet Wet” when we are just beginning to learn how to do something or are about to pioneer a new initiative. When we participate in a project for the first time, there is usually a hesitancy to step out into the unknown.There's no better way to learn than by doing. This requires that we move away from our comfort zones and step out into the unknown, which usually exceeds our reach and makes us stretch to get it.Stepping Out
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
How do you gain perspective on the environment that you work in every day?
There are many tools, methods and practices that focus on different areas that can be useful to assessing your business. Some of the key areas to look at are structure and function, resources, and internal strengths and limitations.
Start with your clients, employees and business partners. Each of these perspectives will provide useful information about your business. A few of the most common methods to gather information are focus groups, surveys, assessments, and customer service reports.
As a starting point, ask the following questions:
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the s
It is common to fall into a deep depression or a state of do-nothingness when you are out of work. Here are some tips to help keep you motivated and on the way to finding a new position.1. Focus your energy on finding a new job. Don’t let depression take over your life. Time spent crying, moping, complaining and pondering why job loss happened to you will not get you into another position. Try to keep your mind focused on finding that new job, making new contacts with
Start with your clients, employees and business partners. Each of these perspectives will provide useful information about your business. A few of the most common methods to gather information are focus groups, surveys, assessments, and customer service reports.
As a starting point, ask the following questions:
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the s
When we surf through the web we see many entities selling American corporations and other structures that they consider to be called asset protection strategies. These run the gamut of corporations in the states of Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada, trusts of various types and other structures all based in the USA.What is wrong here is that nothing in the USA can protect you from an over zealous judge who feels your assets should be forfeited to satisfy some sort of debt or
Are we easy to do business with? What are the things we do best? In what areas do we have room for improvement? BUILDING ON STRENGTHS
People are the most important resource in any business. Before you take your business in any new directions, it is critical to understand the skills, abilities, knowledge, expertise, natural tendencies, and values that set you and the people in your organization apart.
As you begin to map a plan for the future, developing strategies that are based on strengths will be easier and more enjoyable. There are so many different opportunities to grow and develop. Choose the opportunities that build on what comes naturally.
ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT
Systematically evaluating all of the components of an organization- e.g. management, staff, sales and marketing, operations, financial systems, technology, etc is an important part of the strategic planning process. Many companies use a tool called SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) to help them organize the information they have gathered.
I invite you to take a look at the following website, which shares an excellent example of a comprehensive organizational assessment process (for non-profits). It can be found at the extensive National Endowment for the Arts website http://www.nea.gov/resources/Lessons/WARSHAWSKI.HTML
INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT
Assessments can provide new ways of understanding yourself and others on a team and can be extremely useful when trying to improve personal effectiveness, satisfaction, or the ability
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