Striking Balance for Success: How Slowing Down Can Lead to Better Productivity
Many successful business people identify with being a ‘Type A’ personality, which we colloquially agree means ambitious, action oriented, goal driven and tenacious. This often translates to a full schedule and a long To Do List with big goals to achieve. However, we are all limited by the time and energy we have available to succeed, so it’s useful to develop strategies to maximise productivity.
From Board to Business: How Sustainability Drives a Transformative Business Model
It seems that climate change is rarely out of the news these days; jostling for top-spot with COVID, Brexit and US politics. Yet, in SKCI’s experience, the Directors of many companies are still struggling to define a clear strategy for sustainability and climate change. Smaller companies are often doing little whilst it is easy for larger companies to focus on the legal requirements…
Unlocking Success: Harnessing the Power of Habits as Life-Changing Tools
Blog: Habits as Powerful Life HacksHabits are interesting because our life experience is a cumulation of our habits over time. If we have healthy habits, like eating well and running regularly, you’d expect to be a reasonably healthy person. Likewise, if we have...
Video: Environmental, Social & Governance and Business Transformation – Part 2
Video: Environmental, Social & Governance and Business Transformation - Part 2In part 2 of this video presentation on ESG as a Force for Transformation, Stephen Kirk (CEO of SKCI) explores how technology and innovation can work together to help companies address...
Driving Change: How ESG Sustainability Catalyzes Business Transformation
Insight Article: ESG As A Force For Business TransformationESG sustainability and climate change are increasing in prominence all the time. We look around us and see how citizens, governments, companies and investors – in fact the whole spectrum of society - are...
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SWOT is one of the first tools you should use when looking into strategy development. Our framework lays out a clear structure so that you can manage your strategy development in an effective way.
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PEST Analysis is a tool used to understand the macro external factors affecting your organisation. PEST stands for Political, Economic, Social and Technical.
Client Testimonials
In working with SKCI our key goal was to raise investment for the company, Stephen has been critical to that project and we now have our first stage of funding in the bank. SKCI supported Turnkey during the investment process by reviewing corporate governance, managing the discussions with the potential investors and developing a valuation model for the business. Following this investment, we have asked Stephen to join the board of Turnkey where he is helping us to develop the business further.
As CEO of a small but growing company, it is essential to have around you the experience needed to guide you through the risks and opportunities that you encounter. Stephen Kirk has been there for me, the Board and Management Team at The Planet Mark, mentoring us individually and providing vital additional expertise and resource for us to rapidly and safely grow the business. It’s so important to have that support there, on tap. But his support goes beyond his direct experience, it is also his calmness and humour that makes the whole process productive, rewarding and enjoyable. And that makes all the difference.
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SKCI’s Strategy Hub is your One-Stop-Shop for all your business strategy needs. You will find SKCI’s 5 Key Questions (5KQ) of Business Strategy. Work your way through from article 5KQ 1 – 5, or dip in and out as you like. A growing library of Strategy Tools are available to download in easy to use Word and Powerpoint format.
Balanced Scorecard – SKCI Business Strategy Tool
Balanced Scorecard – SKCI Business Strategy ToolBackground The Balanced Scorecard was developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton as they recognised that traditional financial measurements of a company were outdated and misleading. These were suitable in the...
Ansoff Growth Matrix – SKCI Business Strategy Tool
Ansoff Growth Matrix - SKCI Business Strategy ToolBackground The Ansoff Growth Matrix, sometimes called the Product/Market Expansion Grid, was developed by the applied mathematician Igor Ansoff and first published in the Harvard Business Review in 1957. The grid...
Insight Article: Strategy Series Question 1 – Where are we now?
Insight Article: Strategy Series Question 1 – Where are we now?“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”Many business leaders find the process of developing strategy quite daunting. Part of the...
