Tips for Excellence

 
10 steps to achieving more
How to take the Excellence journey

The route to excellence is paved with continuous improvement, self-assessment, good management practices and the discipline of planning. Start by asking yourself, “does my company already have a plan for improvement?” If not, let’s start with the basics:
1.      Assess where you are now – you need [...]

8 Steps to generating your BIG idea

Every new idea you can think of was started as a result of someone’s inspiration.  Only the foolhardy start a new venture without considering the downside as well as the opportunity. 
(1) Buy a notebook and keep it in your pocket or beside your bed.  Ideas can strike at any time so write them down!
(2) Ask a [...]

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Generation Y Reboot the Workplace 

Are you sitting comfortably? Well make sure you don’t get too used to it. A new generation of employees is about to shake up the existing order in your workplace. Not only do they have the attitude, they also have the skills and savvy to boot. Some serious adjustments to your [...]

Productivity Challenges facing the Northern Ireland Economy

The Regional Forecasts 2006 report to the Economic Development Forum (EDF) has identified a number of key findings and challenges. 
1)     Although per capita Gross Value Added (GVA) has been boosted by our rising employment rate, this has been offset by falling productivity (GVA per employee) over the past two decades.
 
2)     Productivity has been rising in [...]

Ashfield Girls School win Young Enterprise Company of the Year NI

The students from Ashfield Girls are currently celebrating their huge success at winning the Northern Bank Company of the Year Awards 2007.  The girls set up Puffa Productions as part of the Young Enterprise N.Ireland Company Programme and devised a children’s book and an interactive CD Rom – The Adventures of Granny and her Jolly [...]