Occasionally I come across small companies who are trying to emulate their business heroes in their strategies, often to the detriment of their current situation.  Yes, companies like Google,...

• Oct 11, 2018
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• Lavery McGlynn

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Winston Churchill. Strategic Planning has become almost fashionable in the world of business. Companies of all sizes focus...

• Mar 19, 2018
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• Lavery McGlynn

There are two terms in Performance reporting that are used interchangeably, but they shouldn’t be. Evaluation and Measurement are very similar processes, but they have important differences. Which process...

• Feb 19, 2018
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• Lavery McGlynn

Since 2015, evidence based policymaking (EBP) has become a key focus for many UK government bodies, where researchers are being tasked with helping to bridge the evidence-policy gap.  In...

• Dec 19, 2017
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• Lavery McGlynn

Strategy execution more often than not feels like work, rather than true execution. Sometimes it feels like rework, when we keep redesigning it. Other times it feels like guesswork,...

• Mar 16, 2017
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• Lavery McGlynn

In short, Strategic Management is practiced by the most successful organisations in the world. It’s how they set and achieve their goals. Strategic Management is a continuous process. An...

• Sep 14, 2016
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• Lavery McGlynn

One of my fellow PuMP practicioners, Mark Hocknell wrote this blog and I thought I’d share it with you.  Mark has never been a fan of the term ‘KPI’,...

• Jun 20, 2016
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• Lavery McGlynn

I wish I had a simple, definitive definition of what a ‘goal’ is for you and your business – but there are so many different applications of the term....

• Jun 15, 2016
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• Lavery McGlynn

PuMP creator, Stacey Barr, has just published a great article on making sure that your goals are clear and measurable. As it serves as a nice follow-on to my...

• May 11, 2016
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• Lavery McGlynn

One of the methodologies I use, PuMP® was created by Stacey Barr, the performance measurement specialist living in Brisbane, Australia.  There are other PuMP® consultants across the globe including...

• May 04, 2016
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• Lavery McGlynn