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Stacey Barr is the Performance Measure Specialist, helping people to stay focused on the results that make their business survive and thrive for the long term.

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    Targets That Take Your Business To The Next Level

    When most business owners set targets, they think about how much profit they want to make next year, how much revenue they need to make to get that profit, and many sales will generate that revenue. And almost as many business owners will decide which strategies will achieve those targets. But these aren't the kind of targets that truly grow your business. Read: Targets That Take Your Business To The Next Level Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 17/11/2009 | Management

    The 8 Steps to Build Buy-in to KPIs

    You're not truly implementing performance measurement - nor getting the gains it will deliver - if you don't have your staff, your colleagues and your managers engaged. Nor do you have to wait until they are engaged before you get started! Read: The 8 Steps to Build Buy-in to KPIs Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 16/11/2009 | Management

    Five Metrics To Find More Leverage And Grow Your Small Business

    If you're not happy with the income your business is making, don't rush out and jump on the latest income generating bandwagon. Take stock and see where you can leverage untapped potential already there within your business. Read: Five Metrics To Find More Leverage And Grow Your Small Business Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 03/11/2009 | Management

    3 Types of Performance Measure Relationships

    If you think about when organisations work well, it's because all the parts are coordinated together and managed as an integrated whole. And that's a very good reason why we ought to treat our performance measures the same. Read: 3 Types of Performance Measure Relationships Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 03/11/2009 | Management

    What's So Special About Lead Indicators?

    Most performance measures or KPIs tell you what happened. But if we're really going to manager company or organisational performance, we need to know something about what's going to happen. And that's what lead indicators do. They are a special breed of performance measure or KPI because they have predictive power. Read: What's So Special About Lead Indicators? Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 19/10/2009 | Management

    Are Your Website Visitors Bonding or Bouncing?

    One of the hippest website metrics is Bounce Rate, and with good reason. It measures the percentage of website visits that exited your website on the page they entered on. Read: Are Your Website Visitors Bonding or Bouncing? Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 19/10/2009 | Management

    7 Small Business Dashboard Design Dos and Don'ts

    A business success dashboard is a computer based reporting application that displays your key business metrics in gorgeous colourful graphs that all but smack you in the face with startlingly practical insights about how to boost your business success. The really exciting and cool thing about business success dashboards is that they take the guesswork out of your decision making. Read: 7 Small Business Dashboard Design Dos and Don'ts Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 05/10/2009 | Management

    Milestones Do Not Make Meaningful Performance Measures

    "Complete business process review by June 2010" and "Implement customer relationship management system by December 2009" and "New workplace safety policy in place" are NOT performance measures, despite how often they appear as such in business and strategic plans and despite what many performance measure practitioners and experts might say. They're not performance measures because they fail a few essential tests of what makes a meaningful performance measure. Read: Milestones Do Not Make Meaningful Performance Measures Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 05/10/2009 | Management

    Engage Your Customers --> Boost Your Profit!

    Don't waste your time surveying your customers with a bunch of questions to gauge their satisfaction. Why? Because customer satisfaction is not a driver of profit. Want to know what is? Read: Engage Your Customers --> Boost Your Profit! Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 15/09/2009 | Management

    Measure Once, Cut Twice: How To Remove Duplication and Distrust From Your Performance Measures

    It happens all the time: we inadvertantly measure the same thing, more than once in our businesses and end up with two or more different versions of the truth. Not only does it waste effort in the measurement process, but it wastes time in decision making. Which version of the truth do you trust? Read: Measure Once, Cut Twice: How To Remove Duplication and Distrust From Your Performance Measures Read

    By: Stacey Barr | 15/09/2009 | Management
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