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Have you ever considered why a lot of stuff just doesn’t get done on time in your business?

Many and varied reasons get cited for this from "missing the bus" through to "too much work on the plate".

This article discusses the many reasons why things don't get done and proposes a structured methodology to change your business.

06/01/2021

In the last post(Getting Stuff Done is not Rocket Science), we discussed the 5 areas needed for successful definition, management and conclusion of complex actions.

What, Who, How, When and Why.

These are simple concepts, but to aid reinforcement in our day to day management of actions we have devised a simple mnemonic based on the ‘High Five’

06/01/2021

This is the first in a two part series introducing the discipline of Action Management.

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and other works, states that the highest performing businesses have the following three distinguishing traits that get them to the top and keep them there:

•    Disciplined People

•    Disciplined Thought

•    Disciplined Action

06/01/2021

Does your company manage actions well?

This is the second in a two part series introducing the discipline of Action Management.

So what is an Action? Why is it different to a Project or a Transaction?

06/01/2021

There are two fundamentally different dimensions to prioritisation in a business:

  • one is to determine which of the myriad of opportunities available should be pursued first, 
  • the second is to determine which of the tasks within a project should be addressed first.

The answer to both those situations is very different. This article talks to the first of those - how to determine which of the your actions/opportunities you should prioritise.

06/01/2021

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