Well-managed small businesses usually start their planning process with a broad mission statement or vision. While this starting point is both necessary and admirable, it usually does not become ...

In a competitive environment, offering a variety of products to meet customer demand is not enough for a manufacturer to achieve a high level of financial performance. At the same time, the products ...

Striving for operational excellence is crucial for business success today. In a previous article, I discussed driving operational success through an effective annual planning process. I encouraged ...

The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about operational ...

Most pharmaceutical companies pay considerable attention to the operational performance of their clinical development enterprises. However, despite much anecdotal discussion of performance drivers — ...

Thanks to an influx of millennial workers and a steady flow of new technologies, companies today are changing how they track and inspire employee performance. Some are doing more frequent, lightweight ...