The Balanced Scorecard – Measures to Drive Business Performance

Developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton, the Balanced Scorecard is a valuable adjunct to traditional business measures that are limited by their focus on past performance. The Balanced Scorecard overcomes this limitation by providing a means of assessing future performance to better inform and guide strategic development. Understanding The Balanced Scorecard The reason for its success is its ability to integrate measures of performance to present a balanced view…

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The Eisenhower Matrix: Work Efficiently by Managing Time

Most effective tools are often the simplest one. One such tool is The Eisenhower Matrix, often also known as Urgent-Important Matrix. The US President Dwight D. Eisenhower supposedly once said: ‘The most urgent decisions are rarely the most important ones’ and he was very right in his assessment. Many people don’t know that Eisenhower is considered a master of time management, i.e. he had the ability to do everything as…

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The Ultimate and Complete Guide to Effective Communication Skills

Why is this the ultimate guide to effective communication skills? Simply put, this is one guide which will help you build skills for an effective communication and solve many of your problems. You will get complete communication skills tools and best practices in this article. Effective communication skills is a broad area and this is going to a be long post. I also recommend brushing up your skills by visiting relevant skills…

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7 Days Plan to Self-Improvement That Really Works

We are often so busy in our lives that we often ignore that we need to look inwards to change our lives for better. In our quest for success, we tend to forget that success doesn’t always mean a happier life but self-improvement does. You don’t need to look too far but your daily news to know a multitude of failed marriages and even unfortunate suicides from people who are…

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