Blog Archive | Performance

Business Growth - Getting the Metrics Right

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Emer O'Donnell

Key Performance Indicators

Recently we have been doing a lot of work with companies on trying to get the right metrics for their business. Done well, implementing the right set of metrics or KPIs can be a real game changer in scaling. But it’s not easy to get this right.

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Posted in: PerformanceBusiness Growth

Tyranny of the major customer - fire them, it will make you stronger

Posted on May 08, 2019 by Paul O'Dea

Tyranny of the major customer

We all love the certainty of the solid revenue that comes from a big customer. It gives us credibility with other prospects. It pays a lot of salaries. Occasionally we reflect on the risk to our business if they left us...most of the time we don't.

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Posted in: CustomerPerformance

High performance – the team that plays together, plays better together

Posted on March 06, 2018 by Emer O'Donnell

Team Building

In the nine years since I became a parent I’ve spent a lot of time observing how little people interact. The interesting thing I’ve noticed is that you can learn a lot about human behaviour by watching your kids!

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Posted in: Team BuildingPerformanceTeams

Improve your team's performance by following Joe Schmidt's example

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Paul O'Dea

Team Work - Lineout

Many task oriented CEOs claim success through their focus on task completion. They make employees accountable. They then micro manage to ensure they are on top of everything. This works in smaller companies where each member of the team is accountable to the 'boss'.

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Posted in: Business Growth TransformationLeadershipPerformanceTeams

Leadership-Too much direction and not enough flow

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Clare Gallagher

Flow

Some teams are winners. Others never quite make it. Pundits debate the reasons endlessly. For me, the main factor is leadership style.

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Posted in: LeadershipTeamsPerformance