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and manage performance – by 2030 Home Focus Areas Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Critical Success Factors (CSFs) ManagementLeadership Innovation Finance Team best practice Fast Annual Planning Quarterly Rolling Forecasting (QRF) Time Management Back to davidparmenter.com Whitepapers Toolkits (WhitepapersE-Templates) Whitepaper Package Deals Working Guides (+ useful E-templates) Working Guide Deals David’s Books The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit (3rd ed) KPIs :Developing, Implementing and Using winning KPIs (4th Ed) KPI for GovernmentNon Profit Agencies The Leading Edge Manager’s Guide to Success Ten Management Books to Read Book Templates Key Performance Indicators 4th Ed Key Performance Indicators for Government and Non Profit Agencies The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit The Leading-Edge Manager’s Guide to Success Database of Measures and Associated Success Factors 4th Ed Remote Support One-to-one mentorship and project support In-house webinar training to your organization Search Home Focus Areas Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Critical Success Factors (CSFs) ManagementLeadership Innovation Finance Team best practice Fast Annual Planning Quarterly Rolling Forecasting (QRF) Time Management Back to davidparmenter.com Whitepapers Toolkits (WhitepapersE-Templates) Whitepaper Package Deals Working Guides (+ useful E-templates) Working Guide Deals David’s Books The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit (3rd ed) KPIs :Developing, Implementing and Using winning KPIs (4th Ed) KPI for GovernmentNon Profit Agencies The Leading Edge Manager’s Guide to Success Ten Management Books to Read Book Templates Key Performance Indicators 4th Ed Key Performance Indicators for Government and Non Profit Agencies The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit The Leading-Edge Manager’s Guide to Success Database of Measures and Associated Success Factors 4th Ed Remote Support One-to-one mentorship and project support In-house webinar training to your organization Search 21 07, 2022 Choosing the right competing job offer By David Parmenter | 2022-07-21T00:34:11+00:00 July 21st, 2022 | 0 Comments This is an extract from Pat Storm’s Don’t Say I Never Told You – A guide to life from a loving father to his millennial daughters As you move up the career ladder and gain valuable experience there will be situations where you have competing offers as organizations are scrambling to secure your talents. Always remember that the interviewer […] Read More 21 07, 2022 Reporting progress to your manager – and why it should be done fortnightly By David Parmenter | 2022-07-21T01:16:10+00:00 July 21st, 2022 | 0 Comments I have just finished another Toolkit. It is called How to write a finance report that people read and leads to a Yes” – Guidelines, rules, and one page E-templates to get your report over the line. This is an extract from it. There is a healthy and unhealthy way of reporting progress. I’ll never forget the […] Read More 21 07, 2022 The basics of reporting – getting to YES”​ By David Parmenter | 2022-07-21T00:17:07+00:00 July 21st, 2022 | 0 Comments I have just finished another Toolkit. It is called How to write a finance report that people read and leads to a Yes” – Guidelines, rules, and one page E-templates to get your report over the line. This is an extract from it. 1. First get time smart – to free up more quality time You will never be successful […] Read More 4 06, 2022 How to write a report that people read and leads to a Yes” #2 of 20 By David Parmenter | 2022-06-04T06:45:26+00:00 June 4th, 2022 | 0 Comments Get smart with your time -time management techniques to adopt You will never be successful if you do not devote your best self to the report. That means adopting time management techniques and controlling that beast the email. The rocks, pebbles and sand lesson on time management A philosophy professor is lecturing to his students. He brought out an […] Read More 4 06, 2022 How to write a report that people read and leads to a Yes” #1 of 20 By David Parmenter | 2022-06-04T06:43:28+00:00 June 4th, 2022 | 0 Comments 1.1. Where was the training in report writing? The most damning thing in this whole area is how random the training is. Report writers bring knowledge from their previous organisations and before long you have a potpourri of reporting styles that arrive on the executives’ desks. I have worked for four major multinationals and none of them […] Read More 20 05, 2022 How to find your natural talents – and thus stop focusing on your weaknesses By David Parmenter | 2024-01-14T02:52:34+00:00 May 20th, 2022 | 0 Comments Reader: this is an extract from my book Don’t say I didn’t tell you – life lessons from a loving father to his millennial daughters” I went to a funeral and one of the lessons that came from the eulogies was that an interesting and colourful life of challenging oneself to improve, may not provide for […] Read More 20 05, 2022 Facing tough times By David Parmenter | 2024-01-14T02:53:26+00:00 May 20th, 2022 | 0 Comments We will face tough times in our lives , sometimes sharing the burden with nearby loved ones and sometimes handling it seemingly alone. These times include: A separation from a life partner Death of a family member or close friend Being a victim of abuse Receiving a permanent disability from an accident or from a health […] Read More 20 05, 2022 Go where angels fear to tread – getting outside your comfort zone By David Parmenter | 2022-06-28T03:47:36+00:00 May 20th, 2022 | 0 Comments I was bullied at school, not majorly but enough to make a year or so unpleasant. I once challenged the bully to sort it out but cried before the fight could start. It probably was a good survival technique as a prefect’s attention was caught and the fight stopped before it started. I was not a brave child. But, […] Read More 20 05, 2022 Never compromise on integrity By David Parmenter | 2024-01-14T02:47:07+00:00 May 20th, 2022 | 0 Comments In your working life you will, unfortunately, be exposed to situations where your integrity will be challenged. It can happen very easily in situations such as: Selling a product or service to a person or entity who does not need it Having an affair of the heart, when you or they have a long term […] Read More 6 10, 2021 Have a reason to jump out of bed every morning. Your Ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) By David Parmenter | 2022-06-28T04:15:56+00:00 October 6th, 2021 | 0 Comments Translated it means life’s purpose”. It is a holistic, altruistic way to see more meaning in your life. Ikigai is also about finding joy, fulfilment, and balance in the daily routines of life. In other words, it is a guiding force. The Japanese island of Okinawa, where Ikigai has its origins, is said to be home […] Read More 1 2 3 Next The King of KPIs My vision is to change how leading organisations, around the world, measure and manage performance ‑ by 2030. Read More... 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