“FOCUS helps us decide what work is most important. They ask: What should we start doing? What should we stop doing? The questions are simple but the answers can be profound. You need to understand what’s real and what’s not. FOCUS helps us cut to the chase.”
Frank Buck
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Brampton Brick
“The FOCUS approach is practical, action-oriented and well-defined from a planning perspective. They hold management accountable and prework is an expectation. They have the ability to move the agenda along, and capture the information in a way we can operationalize.”
George Croft
President, Brick Brewing
“With FOCUS Management, we accomplish more. When we’re done, the goals are clearer and we’ve got action plans. We know where we’re going, and how to get there. Our results are significantly better than similar organizations. We trust FOCUS.”
Paul O’Krafka
Executive Director, St. Joseph’s Villa
“The process FOCUS takes us through develops crisp objectives and action plans at all levels. Delivery timelines are met because bonuses are tied to meeting those timelines. Without the FOCUS “guidebook” it would be difficult to meet our objectives. Their process gets everybody to buy in and be accountable for the outcomes. That creates success.”
Ian Collins
President, Atria Networks
“FOCUS is able to hone in on the most important strategic initiatives and gain a level of engagement and alignment across the organization. They deliver real results. I believe in the people. I believe in the product.”
Craig Gilpin
CCO, North West
“I’m not interested in the consultants that take off your watch and tell you what time it is. The vast majority of management consultants do this. It’s not helpful. I like FOCUS because they bring to the table a willingness to listen. There’s no BS.”
Dave Dobbin
CEO, DAVE Wireless (Mobilicity)
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Organization Alignment
Organization Alignment
It’s not enough to have a great strategic plan.
In fact, most strategic plans never get off the ground – even the great ones. For your strategic plan to succeed, every structure, process, system and person in your organization must support it. Everyone – from the CEO to the front line employee – must be passionate about the organization, confident in the direction and committed to the goals.
FOCUS Management helps business leaders:
- Develop the processes, steps and activities required to achieve strategic objectives
- Identify the systems and applications required to support and enable the work, and
- Ensure every strategic objective includes specific performance measures.
Performance measures tell you how well your strategy is working.
Good performance measures provide a way to:
- Define how each objective will be measured (i.e. unit of measure, collection frequency, targets etc.)
- Monitor the gap between actual and targeted performance
- Determine organizational effectiveness and operational efficiency
- Help employees focus their attention on doing the right work
- Measure accomplishments, not just “work complete”
- Communicate the strategy effectively
FOCUS Management helps leaders identify the right structure, processes, systems and performance measures that take your plan from paper – to your people.
