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Providing organisations with competent, pragmatic, business-focused solutions,
for whatever they do and wherever they are.

2. Smart Measures for Excellence Interactive Business Dynamics
INTERACTION AND BUSINESS DYNAMICS
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an opportunity for

3. Controversial statements…..
Owner/Managers have very little experience or training in setting up, or managing a business.
True or False?
Are businesses obsessive about the need for data?
True or False?
Do businesses have Crises Management procedures?
True or False?
Few SME’s have a Business / Action Plan.
True or False?
FEWER STILL HAVE AN EXIT PLAN!
TRUE OR FALSE?
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4. Our aim today is to……… Begin a journey of reflection……
For you to succeed!
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Five critical areas:
Vision and strategy.
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Financial.
Customers/suppliers.
Staff and communication.
Work / life balance.
……often distorted by DATA!

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What is data?
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There is:-
Big data
Little data
Essential data
Might need sometime data
You never know when it might be useful data!
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Tying up resources- time, people, technology.
Much is never used!

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The obsession with DATA
86% Struggling to turn growing volumes of data into valuable insight and suffering as a result.
44% Do not have sufficient technology tools in place to understand new trends impacting on their businesses.
53% Are now investing to harness the benefits.
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Main business barriers with DATA:
62% Bringing data together from different databases and silos.
51% Ensuring the capture of reliable good quality data in the first place.
46% Extracting insight from non-financial data.
43% Ensuring insight gained from data is used to improve performance.
39% Identifying meaningful trends and insights in a mass of data.
34% Intelligent visualisation and reporting of data.
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The lesson is:
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Capturing data is time and resource consuming.
Have you thought how much time, resource, technology is tied up capturing data which may never be used?
Don’t let data become the master!

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Interaction through communication
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Disparate groups or multi stake holders
- resistance to change
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Competitive advantage
- created by people

13. Communication Circumstances Involvement
Issues arise through lack of understanding caused by communication.
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Circumstances
What is read, seen or heard has a different meaning to the recipient depending, on the circumstances in which they are receiving it.
Involvement
Employees like to know what is going on.
Nobody relishes change!

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Companies can be disparate groups!
They need to be cohesive!
The LogoVisual Thinking concept:
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Facilitates improved communication.
Gains an understanding of peoples perceptions.
Encourages responsibility and accountability.
Buy – in to change

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Examples of applications:
Strategic planning Change management
Project management Risk assessment
Introducing new processes Negotiation
Career development
Outcomes:
Clarity, cross-functional involvement, understanding, “buy-in, accountability and responsibility.
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– Alastair Reid

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Is your business - This
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Or This
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You know what I’m driving at
If a business isn’t Dynamic it won’t
Grow
Expand
Survive
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20. Have a stab at a definition
Active
Pro-Active
Recognising Opportunities
Taking Risks
Driving (sorry)
Attitude
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21. Its also…… Productive engagement with clients
Successful supplier relationships
Active customer loyalty
Recognising new opportunities
Searching out new markets
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And includes…..
Active problem management
Successful complaint resolution
Motivating employees
Reducing mistakes
Enhancing administration
Building positive professional relationships
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Why This
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Reflect on these critical areas:
The Data that is really needed.
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Business Plans.
Crisis management (damage limitation).
Exit strategy and plans.
Communication, staff involvement.
Work/life balance
Customer/supplier relationships.

25. Finally……. If you are the Owner, MD, CEO, Senior Manager…….
The more lonely it can become!
Who can you talk to?
Who is: UNBIASED
OBJECTIVE
Has no: SECOND AGENDA
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
You can: TRUST
Speak to………

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