Shape Up to a New Year

Traditionally, New Year is the time when we promise ourselves a better future - new diet, new horizons, even regular trips to the gym. But why confine such resolutions to one's personal life? Most businesses could do with similar attention to ensure that they are fit to face the commercial challenges that lie ahead in 2004 As a first step to ensure your business gets a fresh start, revisit the business strategy. Identify which parts of the corporate body most need attention. Like a personal fitness programme, a small number of attainable targets should be set at first. Once those are achieved, the business can move onto other areas, improving efficiency and effectiveness in the process. These projects will be many and varied, ranging from finally figuring out or updating the strategic plan for the business to redefining key performance indicators. "One of the best ways to decide where the priorities lie - and to get some structure to the process - is to work with us through the Focus for Results (FFR) programme," said Silvia Vitiello, Business Advisory Principal at MacIntyre Hudson. "FFR has the advantage that it prioritises the many tasks that could be addressed in order to ensure the business concentrates on those jobs that should be done to improve performance, control business growth or to deal with new projects that need to be tackled." For advice on how the FFR programme can define your resolutions for 2004, contact your local principal today!