November 2007, 'Strategy Scorecard: Stay Focused On The Right Things'
appears in Leadership Excellence.
This article provides a concise description of the features of
our scorecard for measuring performance - the Strategy
Scorecard. It also outlines the five basic steps to
follow in producing key performance indicators that are
outcome-focused and
strategy-driven.
September 2007, 'Strategic Factors: Develop a Winning Strategy'
appears in Leadership Excellence.
This article tells the story of how we developed the Strategic
Factor System. It also demonstrates, in a succinct way,
how by bringing stakeholders into management's thinking
better strategies are produced.
August 2007, 'Operationalising the Key Stakeholder Concept in
Developing Competitive Strategy'. Professional Development
Workshop presented at the US Academy of Management
Conference in Philadelphia.
Conducted by Graham Kenny, the workshop demonstrated a
theoretically rigorous and practically simple method, we
call the Strategic Factor System, to develop effective
competitive strategies for all organisations - no matter
what their industry.
August
2007, 'Performance Measurement: Developing Non-Financial and
Leading Indicators'. Professional Development Workshop
presented at the US Academy of Management Conference in
Philadelphia.
The
workshop was conducted Graham Kenny and showed an
effective method for developing non-financial performance
measures and leading indicators. The presentation
demonstrated the Strategic Factor System's use in
developing corporate key performance indicators via the
case study, Main Roads Western Australia.
August 2006, 'Stakeholders and Strategic Management'
Presentation at the US Academy of Management Conference in Atlanta. (View presentation paper.)
In this presentation Graham Kenny explains how we developed
the Strategic Factor System. It encapsulates a method
that assists organisations to design competitive strategy
and key performance indicators that are linked to
strategy.
He
also reviews the future of Strategic Management as a
discipline."I believe that we need a fresh start in
Strategic Management. I'd argue that the 'field' of
Strategic Management has never really been established.
What we have is 'business strategy management', as most
of the developed tools and techniques are specific to
business organisations. A 'field' of Strategic Management
must address the needs of government and not-for-profit
organisations as well."
June 2005, 'Stakeholder-Focused Metrics: A Straightforward Approach To Choosing
KPIs' appears in Business Performance Management.
This article and excerpt from the book Strategic Planning and
Performance Management shows how the conventional
approach to selecting performance metrics can be
haphazard. It also illustrates how to adopt a more
effective method for developing key performance
indicators (KPIs).
April 2005, 'Balanced Scorecard: Why It Isn't Working'
appears in Business Performance Measurement - a book of readings published by Le Magnus University Press,
India.
It analyses the failings of the Balanced Scorecard. The
results from organisations that have adopted it
demonstrate that its four perspectives are purely
arbitrary and these lead to inadequate measurement. This
article (previously published in Management)
suggests a new perspective to replace it that leads
organisations to develop effective outcome-focused key
performance indicators. (139KB)
March 2005, 'Commodity-Price Trap' appears in Commodities & Trade to Asia.
Having problems getting a good a price for your products
overseas? Maybe they're seen as commodities says Graham
Kenny. This article (previously published in
Marketing) has been republished with a focus on
Australian export commodities by Commodities &
Trade to Asia (large pdf file - 229KB).
January 2005, 'StrategicPlanning and Performance Management'
book launched internationally.
The book Strategic
Factors: Develop and Measure Winning
Strategy has gone international with its publication in the UK,
US, Europe and other countries. Produced by the
publishing giant, Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, Graham
Kenny's book, with a new title, finds its way onto
British, American and European bookshelves. Graham's book
becomes one of only a handful of Australian-authored
management books to go international.
Here's one international reviewer's comments:
"I
find the framework presented by Graham Kenny to be a
better alternative to the Kaplan and Norton 'balanced
scorecard' approach to strategic management .... The
practical advice and useful examples presented throughout
make for a compelling and enlightening read. I thoroughly
enjoyed this book."
Jon
Down, PhD. Professor of Strategic Management, College of
Business, Oregon State University
March 2004, 'Commodity-Price Trap' appears in Marketing
Having problems getting a good a price for your products and
services? Maybe they're seen as commodities says Graham
Kenny. The article describes how this can happen in
almost any industry and provides 12 suggestions for
avoiding the commodity-price trap. (186 KB)
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courtesy of Marketing magazine. Phone 1800 804
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February 2004, 'Growing Pains'
appears in CA Charter - the official magazine of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia.(54KB)
December 2003, 'Growth
Strategies: What and How to
Choose' appears in Management - the official magazine of the
New Zealand Institute of Management.
Business growth is taken for granted, especially in public
companies. It can serve so many interests. Graham Kenny
helps you evaluate a range of growth options that could
take your business to the next level. (109KB)
October 2003, 'Keeping Up With The Jones'
appears in HR Monthly - the official magazine of the Australian Human Resources Institute.
(34KB)
August 2003, 'Strategy Burnout'
appears in Management - the official magazine of the
New Zealand Institute of Management.
'Strategy
is becoming overused, misused and misunderstood' says
Graham Kenny. The article describes what strategy really
is and how a full understanding helps identify genuine
strategic opportunities.(88KB)
March 2003, 'A
New Perspective'
appears in HR Monthly - the official magazine of
the Australian Human Resources Institute.
(79KB)
March 2003, 'Balanced Scorecard: Why It Isn't
Working'
appears in Management - the official magazine of the
New Zealand Institute of Management.
Graham
Kenny analyses the failings of the Balanced Scorecard.
The results from organisations that have adopted it
demonstrate that its four perspectives are purely
arbitrary and these lead to inadequate measurement. The
article suggests a new perspective to replace it that
leads organisations to develop effective outcome-focused
key performance indicators.(139KB)
December 2002, 'Strategic
Planning and Directors'
Liability'
appears in Company Director - the official magazine
of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors.
Graham
Kenny explains the fundamental importance of having a
strategic plan that is best practice and fully
implemented. If not, company directors may be legally
liable for consequent losses, including losses from
missed opportunities. He provides guidelines for
directors to follow.(26KB)
November 2002, 'Strategic
Liability'
appears in Management - the official magazine of the
New Zealand Institute of Management.
(88KB)
September
2002, HR Monthly - the official magazine of the
Australian Human Resources Institute - reviews the book
Strategic Factors: Develop and Measure Winning
Strategy,
In his review
Greg Latemore writes "This book provides a clear recipe
for defining, implementing and measuring strategy......
The real strength of the book is its clarity,
practicality and accessibility. I recommend it."
(141KB)
June 2002, 'The
Underperformance Review'
appears in CACharter - The official magazine of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
As
guest columnist, Graham Kenny discusses the 'crisis in
strategy' that is preventing organisations from achieving
their competitive potential. (20KB)
May 2002, Qantas
Talking Business
interviews Graham Kenny.
Peter
Switzer, the host of Talking Business interviewed
Graham and the results were broadcast to Qantas
passengers throughout May via Qantas in-flight
entertainment.
(a transcript of this interview -30KB)
April 2002, The Australian Financial Review - Boss magazine
looks at the favourite books of some of our business
leaders
Robert Scherini, Managing Director, Johnson and Johnson Medical
says "I have also found some helpful insights in
Strategic Factors (President Press), by an Australian,
Graham Kenny....Management often gets caught up in the
operational side of the business and doesn't devote
sufficient time to implementation of strategy."
February
2002, New Zealand's Management - the official
magazine of the New Zealand Institute of Management -
reviews the book Strategic Factors: Develop and Measure
Winning Strategy
In his review, Understanding
Strategy
Reg Birchfield writes "He's right of course. It is easier
to focus on the home front and it's tempting to bow to
internal pressure and deploy the latest gadgetry rather
than keep managerial eyes firmly fixed on the wants and
needs of customers, suppliers, owners and other
stakeholders." (42KB)
December
2001 - the article, 'Defining Strategy Key To Making It
Work'by
Vicki Jayne appears in The New Zealand Herald. Vicki
writes:
One reason organisations underperform is that management
lacks a common language, says Australian consultant and
author Graham Kenny. Take the concept of strategy, for
instance: "People can't talk to each other about such
topics because there is no agreed definition.
"It's like having accountants sitting down to discuss
financial issues and not having the same definition of an
asset or a liability, or depreciation. Accounting would
be chaos - and quite frankly, a lot of management is
chaotic, because there is no clear understanding of what
strategy is".
Click
here to read Vicki Jayne's article from the New Zealand
Herald's website.
November 2001, 'Taking
a New Look At Competitive Advantage '
appears
in Company Director - the official magazine of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors.
(87KB)
September 2001 - Launch of Strategic Factors Network
Click here to read about it or join the Network - Its Free!
September 2001 - Strategic Factors: Develop and Measure Winning
Strategy - Official Launch of Book
"We're
like the fly in the honey. We become entrapped by our own
organisation. We become weighed down by policies,
procedures, systems, processes and practices and they
become our world. What's worse, they become the
world. And, like the fly in the honey, we can't escape.
If we're not careful, we become blinded to reality, the
reality of what it takes to be successful..."
Click here for details, see reviewer's comments, purchase book, and read the first
chapter - it's free and available online. (30KB)
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