Today is the 1st October 2025, or to put it another way Happy New Year. Before you think I have gone bonkers let’s discuss the effectiveness of four years a year. The great thing about New Year is that people look on it as a fresh start, time to make…
For many it is about to be the beginning of a new financial year and hopefully they will have plans in place looking forward, but how many of those plans really look forward? You see, plans based on past experience are no longer effective. When I was but a boy…
It’s that time again. New Years resolutions will have been made and many organisations will have entered month 1 of their new budget year with all the targets and budgets beautifully set out for 2024. The sensible ones will have measurable goals, maybe even using the SMART method and everyone…
Planning is really important. We all know the saying fail to plan and you plan to fail but too much planning is ineffective. It’s actions that cause things to happen, not plans. Very often planning can be used as an excellent excuse for inaction and procrastination. “We can’t start yet,…
Normally the OSKAR method is used for coaching, and I believe it to be a very effective way of helping your clients. However, it can also be used to set objectives and help you achieve them. Here’s how using the OSKAR method to set effective objectives could be of use…