by Phil Jones | Updated 16 Sep, 2011 | World of Management & Business
BBC gets what it deserves on profits reporting Am I the only one who gets frustrated with the way the BBC news reports company results? Every news report seems to focus on, “This very large company (with highly paid directors) made (some large number with...
by Phil Jones | Updated 23 Jul, 2018 | KPI & measure design
KPI Strategy workshop: What is important for your organisation to measure, and How to construct meaningful KPIs. This workshop has passed – however if you want a KPI workshop for your organisation, do contact us or view our current Balanced Scorecard training...
by Phil Jones | Updated 22 Jul, 2018 | Culture of performance, Thought provokers
Is your business plan realistic? Or is is just satisfying the accountants? Or is there a deeper cultural issue in how some are taught to write business plans? The curious case of the fudged business plan My son came home from his sixth form studies last week and told...
by Phil Jones | Updated 27 May, 2020 | Examples & case studies, Strategy maps & mapping
Environmental balanced scorecards – “Can’t I simply add an environmental perspective?” A better solution to this simplistic approach, that captures your environmental strategy. Note this is an old article – if you have landed here, it...
by Phil Jones | Updated 21 Oct, 2017 | Modern Balanced Scorecards, Performance management
The case for balanced, structured, performance management. [Note: This article was written in 2005, but still has relevance today even though the sources are now quite dated.] What difference can it make to an organisation? Almost every organisation has introduced...
by Phil Jones | Updated 15 Feb, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Various Types
Back in 1997 whilst working with Bob Kaplan I asked him about his book, “The Balanced Scorecard” and wondered, “with so many consultants copying things from the book, , “Have we given too much away by writing the books?” His reply:...
by Phil Jones | Updated 15 Feb, 2018 | Examples & case studies
Improving the design and execution of strategy: Creating future organisational value Likely symptoms of problems Management by financial measures. By the time the financial systems provide the results, its too late. Profits warnings are looming. The organisational...