The purpose of the Business Plan Executive Summary is to provide an ‘at a glance’ snapshot of the purpose behind the company, the key strengths presented by the Board and the primary products and/or services which will be covered in more detail by the Marketing Plan.

In essence, there are four different types of communication including interpersonal (which is an exchange of information between two or more people) written, non-verbal and verbal communication which is by far the most powerful as feedback and active dialogue is immediately available.

Outstanding Leadership naturally involves excellent communication, and conversation is the usual conduit.  Not all conversations carry the same weight, and crucial (meaning critical or indispensable) conversation is at the heart of delivering the leader’s message or messages effectively. Knowing how to have a crucial conversation provides you with an extremely valuable leadership edge.

The following notes, which are proprietary to Peak Consultancy and part of our I.P., are for your guidance.

It’s all too easy to generate a ‘To Do’ list every day and concentrate on the simple, least exacting and fun tasks first.  That does not, however, fit in with a real understanding of ‘priorities’ which involves dealing with the most important or harder tasks first.

The following Priority Log, which is proprietary to Peak Consultancy and part of our I.P., is for your guidance and day-to-day use.

Strategic thinking may be defined as a thought process which is designed to achieve success in a personal or business endeavour.  The process may naturally generate unique business insights which will in turn lead to a competitive advantage for the individual or firm which undertakes them.

Strategic thinking is designed to make a profound difference, and a disciplined, structured approach generally works best.

The following Strategic Thinking briefing, which is proprietary to Peak Consultancy and part of our I.P., is for your guidance when you and your team are ready to commence a Strategic Thinking Process as part of your business planning.

According to the Business Dictionary a goal is ‘An observable and measurable end result having one or more objectives to be achieved within a more or less fixed timeframe.’

Goals should be constantly monitored, updated, changed, noted on completion and kept fresh in the mind.  It makes perfect sense to have medium (12 month) and long term (two and five year) goals – but at the heart of the matter is the list of 90 day goals.  Achieve those consistently and in a disciplined way, and the medium and longer term goals will take care of themselves.

The following 90 day Goal Planner, which is proprietary to Peak Consultancy and part of our I.P., is for your guidance when you and your colleagues are ready to make the setting and achievement of goals a regular and consistent management process.

A number of standard tools are available to HR recruitment managers including press adverts and online insertions into ‘Seek’, LinkedIn and other facilities which are available to the entire marketplace. This may be broadly described as a ‘shotgun’ approach which will reveal the same candidates to everyone time after time after time.

A far more effective strategy comes under the heading of ‘Talent Acquisition’ (sometimes referred to as ‘head hunting’)which uses a laser guided sniper’s approach rather than the dreaded but ineffective shotgun.

The following Talent Acquisition briefing, which is proprietary to Peak Consultancy and part of our I.P., is for your guidance when you need to identify the very best talent and find ways to attract them to your organisation.