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In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how to help organizations prepare for the financial impacts that current and upcoming legislation from state and federal governments will have. One of the critical steps in preparing for these is to take a closer look at your organization’s financial proforma. When we at AVW work on proformas with our clients, we are currently recommending adding a 5-7% increase into all labor costs due to regulations. One impact our […]
You cannot out think a man who does not think. There is so much focus on financial capital, yet it can be forgotten that most businesses start with human capital (which is both physical and emotional capital), built on spiritual capital which then creates intellectual capital. Financial capital is a byproduct. In second generation businesses and in wealthy families, the focus can become on money; whereas the focus should be: How do we keep building and improving our physical, emotional, […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, talks about teams and their leaders and what is necessary for them to be successful for the long term. At Applied Vision Works, we utilize many different types of material and formats for learning to make an impact during every session. When choosing these materials (videos, worksheets, activities, games, etc.) it is critical to ensure that the audience is learning and not just being entertained. Some questions to keep in […]
Early in England’s war against Napoleon (1805-1807), Sir John Moore had to engage Napoleon in Spain, who had 200,000 troops, with only 30,000 troops. Napoleon was close to dominating Spain, but Sir John drew Napoleon away from Madrid and kept Napoleon from finalizing his conquest. (Flickr – Andy Brill – from a painting by John Gilbert, engraved by A. Warren) As […]
When working with one of our clients recently on their strategic plan, two interesting issues came up. The first was about communication. (Flickr by Occupancy Heroes) An important part of any organization’s Strategic Plan is The Communication Plan, which includes: Who needs to know about the business plan (or the “audience”) How information will be communicated Who will communicate this information How often communication will occur What the audience needs to know One of the audiences listed in this organization’s […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the similarities between a Strategic Plan and learning to fly and land an airplane. While this sounds unusual, there are truths to be found in this analogy. Strategic Plans provide a trajectory or path for individual and organizational goals. It not only allows there to be focus on the long term goal and success but also for the current situation. One of the most vital parts of a Strategic […]
Have you ever tried to put a puzzle together without the picture of the completed puzzle? In completing a puzzle, it is necessary to get the right pieces in the right places. In most cases, people will give up trying to fit all the pieces together if they do not know the picture of the final product. A strategic plan is the picture that teams use to ensure the organization has the right resources (pieces of the puzzle) and that […]
Sharks and Starfish – what do they have in common? Nothing but the ocean, but if you were bitten by the first, do you have something to replace what was lost? Nature has provided Starfish the ability to regenerate the parts of itself that have been lost. Organizations should consider this before something happens within their organization that could stop progress or business in its tracks. Below is a great example. A client last week shared some news with me: […]
13 08 29 Strategic Plans are the Recipe for Your Organization – YouTube. In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how a Strategic Plan goes from being a “baseline” that provides a path for an organization and its goals towards a more sophisticated “recipe” that instructs, provides structure, and is duplicatable. Don reminds us that it’s not just the ingredients (goals) that are important, but the instructions on what to do when and for how long. […]