Champions League place.....or just mid-table? Financial performance OK, but not exciting. Strategy clear at the top but much less so at the front line. Teams that are doing things right, but not necessarily doing the right things. A nagging ache that says we should be doing better with the people, products and ideas that we have. These are the things the companies I work with are usually saying and thinking when I meet them. I help them to change all that.Its all about turning strategy into reality - getting everyone in the business doing the right things and doing them better every day. My process, using proven "big company" techniques specifically adapted for SMEs, delivered with my clients, results in a strong collective understanding by the top team of the company's strategy and the key things at which it must excel (critical success factors or "CSFs"). It creates a simple, understandable way to communicate strategy to the front line and get buy-in and accountability for delivering results. A dynamic, team focused reporting system based on key performance indicators derived from the CSFs delivers every improving results. Watch the videos in the Carter Scopes section of my profile to see how using KPIs effectively can make it all work. You'll notice some specific choices of words in the paragraphs above, like "help" and "deliver with". That's indicative of my style. I'm an expert in a process, not in your company. So I work collaboratively to educate you and your team in techniques and methods that once learnt can be applied without my involvement - "teach a person to fish" and all that.Ever since qualifying as a chartered accountant and being seconded to the PW insolvency department (as it was then called) working to save companies blighted by the recessions of the 70s and 80s I have had a passion for SMEs. I understand how senior management teams in SMEs need to be strategic, but get sucked into the operational, how delegation in SMEs often works upwards(!) and how there's never enough time. And therefore how a simple, common sense solution to improving financial performance in the long term that isn't too time consuming can be invaluable.My clients one criticism of me? I like a chat. So feel free to use that to your advantage if you have issues with strategy implementation, KPIs, or simply managers who need some financial education. Message me via LinkedIn and we can start a conversation.Specialties: Strategy development and implementationDynamic KPI developmentFinancial modellingFinancial analysisBalanced scorecard
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