Giving companies the power to reach their full potential

9:30 Introduce futureSME9:35 Video Clip on futureSME from portal9:45 “Plans and Planning fail to deliver - Why?”10:00 Overview of futureSME 10:15 McCarthy, Keville O’Sullivan – futureSME in action10:25 Questions and Answers10:50 Support available

Agenda:

• When employees understand their role in the business 91% will work towards that success

But………..

• When employees DO NOT understand their role the number plummets to 23%

Bill Quirke,

Melcrum Workplace, Communications Research, USA

Cost of Poor Communication

• 47% higher total returns to shareholders of companies over the last five years that have highly effective internal communications, comparing to companies that scored less effective in internal communications…

Towers Watson study into internal communications in the USA 2012

• Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged. The cost of disengaged employees for the US economy is an estimated $450 BILLION in lost productivity in 2013.

Cost of Poor Communication

• It is a organisation-led transformation programme

• It identified best practices and disciplines from highly successful businesses.

• It designed a means by which these practices can be applied to any SME.

• Accredited by the University of Strathclyde

• Creates a culture which lasts beyond the programme and which supports sustainable growth

What is futureSME ?

“When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done.” Anonymous

“The best laid plans of mice and men.” Robert Burns

“When the blind lead the blind, we all fall into the ditch.” St. Matthew

Why does planning fail to deliver?

How to build a futureSME?

On-line tool providing a detailed

assessment of your company across the

key areas of your business

Immediate diagnostic report

Undertaken collectively (with direction)

by the management team

Capability diagnostic

Why develop a Visual strategy?Why work with Visual Management Tools?

We remember….

Retention TriangleWilliam Glasser,Psychiatrist, developerOf choice Therapy

Visual strategy

Key Partners Key Activities Value Proposition

Customer Relationships

Customer Groups

Key Resources Communication Channels

Cost Structures Revenue Stream

Acting Together- Business Model Canvas

Visual Management – Action PlanP ACTION OWNER START

DATEFINISH DATE

€ PROGRESS STATUS COMMENT

* Do Marketing Plan

JG 02 May 4 June - 80%

** 50%

The above is an example of one of the multiple visual management tools that drive improved

Disciplines and habits across the company

Strategic Capability

Managerial Capability

Operational Capability

Adaptive Capability

Building 4 Core Capabilities

You will have established goals with clear strategies for delivery

Your company’s management skills will be enhanced at all levels

The skills of all employees will be more readily identified and more effectively harnessed

You will have a company wide shared vision of success

Business disciplines will become imbedded in your business

You will anticipate change and manage it before your competitors

You will have measured success in your business – allowing you to plan your next

phase of growth

What will your futureSME look like?

Visual strategy

What level of commitment is required?What level of commitment is required?

How to avail of futureSME Course Type Available Duration of Programme

Foundation 3 months

Transformation 9-18 months

Management Team Programme*

3 months

Lean Start* 3 months

Lean Plus* 6-9 months

Lean Transform* 9-18 months

*These programmes avail of nationally approved government support initiatives

* Funding support available