Transformation, the Balanced Scorecard, engagement and results

After several years of diversification, Anglian Water decided to revert back to its core regulated business and needed a transformation project to achieve it.  In this interview Steve Lunn describes how he used strategy maps and the balanced scorecard, amongst other techniques, as part of a successful two year transformation programme:   A programme that took [...]

The failure of single point targets: A tragic NHS story

A tragic story of targets and “Incentives”

When explaining how poor targets and measures destroy common sense, I often cite the case of Accident and Emergency (A&E) times in UK NHS hospitals.

The government (through the Department of Health & Social Services DHSS) were concerned that patients were having long waits within A&E. So, to [...]

How to get buy in for Balanced Scorecards and Performance Management

How to get buy in for Balanced Scorecards and Performance Management The question is very current as I had the most amazing compliment from a Balanced Scorecard client last month. When we first met, this Director was as sceptical and cynical of poor measurement approaches as any person I have met. We have just exptended [...]

Human Capital: The disenfranchisement of employees

Human Capital: The disenfranchisement of employees

For a while now, the phrase “Human Capital” has replaced “Human resources” as the buzz phrase to refer to people in an organisation.

I suspect the well intentioned people within the “job title and department naming” department were thinking that it suggested an association with capital and investment. How [...]