When Time = Money, spend it wisely !
Using existing staff to scour the internet and trade journals to find out "what others are doing" can be valuable yet time consuming.
It can also be non-productive when it takes your managers' focus away from the daily tasks that are critical to your company's success.
Successful organizations define before generating solutions. Many organizations that fail typically have a corporate culture that see supervisors and managers adopt a "come to me with solutions, don't come to me with problem" operating style?
A well-executed plan won't be successful if the strategy was wrong. Similarly, changing direction too soon can sometimes be the wrong decision
We are experts in understanding trends and industry-leading best practices. We think about next steps and possibilities. We do the background leg-work for you.
Many people believe business planning is straightforward. An organization that knows what it is and where it needs to be is typically well-poised to move forward.
Many organizations mistakenly assume, however, that their staff know this information when they begin a project. After all, managers and directors know this, so why wouldn't staff?
A common staring point is essential and focuses people when it is time for change. We can focus your group at the project-charter phase and build understanding so that everyone will cluster at the same starting point.
Some organizations struggle with defining viable opportunities. The challenge is particularly acute for social-service agencies that depend on fixed funding and lack extra funds to risk on new ventures.
In fact, many non-profit agencies are so focused on cost reduction and survival thinking that they don't have time for business development. Some see the opportunities, but don't know how to pursue them or lack the staff to assist the process.
We support non-profit entrepreneurial thinking. We understand business, government, community development and how to forge alliances.
We help build business plans so that you can adapt to an evolving business environment and continue to offer services that remain relevant to your funders.
Information runs on relationships and meaning, not just on computers!
We understand that relationships are supported through information technology. However, organizations have to protect privacy while facilitating access to information—information that is stored on hard drives, laptops, mobile devices and "on the cloud".
The pace of information-technology development has shifted the expectations of customers and employees.
It is likely that both groups have access to technology that exceeds what is deployed in your organization.
We build connections between your team and your business partners, and between you and your clients. We understand IT and what it can do to improve your organization's business processes.