Who We Are
Who We Are
Each of us has worked in a variety of organisations, from manufacturing to service, to education and not-for-profit. We have been subject to a variety of performance measurement and management regimes, have subjected our own staff to them and have implemented new ones. Whilst we understand that process is important, our view is that it is a means to an end. It sits within a context and its purpose is to support the delivery of an effective outcome. We believe you, the client, understand the context and what you need to achieve. We can help you to clarify your thinking, use your resources to best effect and turn your strategy into action. We also firmly believe we can help you to do it in a way that will bring your employees with you.
Pippa and Mike are authors of various books including:
- The Handbook of Corporate Performance Management, John Wiley & Sons
- Teach Yourself Successful Change Management in a Week, Hodder Education
- Motivating People, DK Publishing
- Achieving High Performance, DK Publishing
- Balanced Scorecard – Instant Manager, Hodder Arnold
- Understanding the Balanced Scorecard in a Week, Hodder & Stoughton
- Strategic business performance for sustainability, Chapter 5 in Cranfield on Sustainability, Greenleaf Publishing
Mike Bourne
Mike is Professor of Business Performance at Cranfield School of Management where his particular interest is the interface of performance measurement with strategic management and control systems. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Management Accountant and holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge for his research into the design and implementation of balanced performance measurement systems.
Before embarking on his academic career, Mike spent 15 years working in a variety of businesses with roles in production management, strategy and acquisitions and HR. He has worked in large companies, such as Unilever, and in small companies, setting up and running an SME which was part of a larger group.
As well as his academic work, Mike presents workshops around the world, supporting organisations of all types to develop their performance.
Mike’s Blog
Performance Measurement, Management and Gardening
It’s summer. At the time of writing it has been warm and wet. The grass, the plants and all the weeds have grown profusely and it’s hard to remember just how difficult it can be to create a garden in the first place. But I can assure you, if you haven’t tried, that it is…………
Measurement Savvy, Performance Stupid
I hope your organisation doesn’t suffer from the problem I’m about to describe – but we all know examples from organisations that do. It hit me forcefully on a recent occasion when a relative was in hospital. Without going into too much detail, he was admitted with an electrolyte disorder. Once the hospital managed to…
Pippa Bourne
Pippa is a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management. She has general management and leadership experience gained from a variety of roles including developing and running successful education and training businesses within professional bodies and universities.
Pippa’s particular interest is the relationship between performance management frameworks and the human and cultural side of developing a successful organisation. Her focus is on achieving success through people and on individual coaching. She has an MBA and holds a certificate in coaching from the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Continuing Education
Pippa’s Blog
Performance management: are we too old fashioned?
In 1909 plastic had just been invented and now we’re trying desperately not to use it; a manual worker earned 23 shillings a week, a dozen eggs cost a shilling, Now look at 2019. A report from the TUC reveals that 1.5m people work from home. The relationship between employees and employers has also changed….
A new perspective of strategy: the evolution of humming birds and plants
It’s a depressing statistic that about 90% of strategic plans are not implemented. Just think about the wasted time and effort that has been put into plans that haven’t been followed. Why does it happen? Patrick Hoverstadt and Lucy Loh from Fractal Consulting gave a presentation on strategy at Cranfield but presented a new way…