insideKENT Magazine Issue 146 - June 2024 | Page 200

BUSINESS

HOW A STRATEGIC ADVISOR CAN BOOST AND IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

AS BUSINESS LEADERS CONTEND WITH MANY EXTERNAL FACTORS AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES , THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON STRATEGY . THIS IS WHERE A STRATEGIC ADVISOR CAN HELP , IDENTIFYING KEY AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT , COLLABORATING ON PROBLEM SOLVING AND IDENTIFYING THE BEST SOLUTIONS .
BY EDDI TAYLOR , PARTNER AT AZETS , Eddi . taylor @ azets . co . uk

You know your business and your industry best . Below , we have highlighted some simple but powerful tools that can be used to help channel that wealth of knowledge into action and help you achieve your ambitions . and halve the impact of negative forces . Change will not occur when both positive and negative forces are equal , or where the negative force outweighs the positive force . For change to occur , the positive forces must overpower the negative .

We can help you track your business KPIs to measure progress and boost your business performance .
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Now-Where-How This tool forces you to think about where you are NOW and WHERE you want to be , before then analysing HOW to get there . A common pitfall of the ‘ now ’ analysis is to start fixing things straight away . This approach often results in dealing with symptoms rather than root causes . The ‘ where ’ analysis is often much harder to do . However , using a more thorough process will identify what is truly important . Once you have clarity , we can move onto the ‘ how ’ and start turning strategy into action .
Force Field A Force Field analysis is used to drive strategies into action by discovering how to double the impact of positive forces
Mind Mapping Mind mapping is one of the simplest , yet most powerful tools to problem solve . It ’ s designed to help organise your ideas by capturing the natural flow of your thoughts .
We ’ re Here To Help Our Azets Boost facilitators can help you find the solutions to your business challenges and fulfil your strategic objectives . We understand that no two businesses are the same .
Solutions can be tailored to you and your business using our experience , tools and techniques .
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