We all, at certain point of time, have attended highly over hyped “Leadership” trainings. Why over hyped? Cause most of these trainings do not add any value. Yes they obviously help people to learn some jargons and managerial talks but that is far from what leadership is. Wake up corporate. Instead of wasting money on these irrelevant redundant courses, build some processes to incubate leaders. This is one of the major criteria which immediately distinguish a great company from the rest. I have seen multi nationals who truly believe in grooming leaders and then there are the rest who chooses to show on paper how they care about their employees but when it comes to action or implementation, it’s simply not there.

Business plans are decision-making tools. There is no fixed content for a business plan. Rather the content and format of the business plan is determined by the goals and audience. A business plan should contain whatever information is needed to decide whether or not to pursue a goal.

A business plan is a formal document which is best if follows a definitive structure. Although there is no hard and fast rules of following a specific structure but it always helps to get the information organized. Moreover the audience of your business plan is primarily a seasoned professional and would expect to see a definitive format. I personally take the conservative path of following a tried and tested structure which has worked in many scenarios.

A business plan is a comprehensive, written description of the business of an enterprise. It is a detailed report on a company’s products or services, production techniques, markets and clients, marketing strategy, human resources, organization, requirements in respect of infrastructure and supplies, financing requirements, and sources and uses of funds. The business plan describes the past and present status [...]

Analytics is the study of business data using statistical analysis in order to discover and understand historical patterns with an eye to predicting and improving business performance in the future. Some people use the term “Analytics” to denote the use of mathematics in business. This field includes the use of Operations [...]