Category Archives: Performance Management

Whatever happened to Performance Management?

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Michael Simmons

Somehow or other, the HR function has “stolen” Performance Management! The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), for example, writes on its website, “Fully realised, performance management is a holistic process bringing together many of the elements that make … Continue reading →

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Focusing your Business Transformation through dynamic Strategy Mapping

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Michael Simmons

A Chief Executive said to me recently, “I want two things – a really well defined business strategy with detailed plans of action and my people signed up and fully engaged in its implementation.  I’ve never been satisfied with the … Continue reading →

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Michael Simmons takes the lead in Business Transformation

Posted on March 8, 2013 by David Atkinson

Four Pillars is delighted and proud to announce that Michael Simmons has been appointed Director of Business Transformation and Organisation Development Services from the 1st March, 2013. Michael brings a huge wealth of experience to Four Pillars in successful business … Continue reading →

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G4S: the lessons for Procurement

Posted on July 31, 2012 by David Atkinson

      Pre-opening ceremony, G4S dominated the London2012 Olympics news, and there has been much comment on the reasons why it failed to meet the contracted-for volume of security personnel, with demands for retribution against the company.  Talk has … Continue reading →

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What? No Targets?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by David Atkinson

Since the financial crises hit us all in 2008, we’ve seen stretching cost reduction demands on most procurement organisations and in every sector. The gung-ho optimists say this is a time when procurement can make its mark, while the sceptics … Continue reading →

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