​A love of the land, part two
Towards the end of last year, we began a three-part series exploring our managing director, Nicki Kavanagh’s relationship with land-based businesses. In part one we learned how Nicki’s early connections with the rural community were borne out of a deep-rooted passion for the countryside and outdoor…
By: The Juniper Team, 18 January 2024 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy, Team News full article
​A strategy built for success
We recently asked our audience, via a LinkedIn poll, what type of content they would be most keen to see. The standout winner was an article on building a winning strategy, so here we go! Over to our Managing Director, Nicki Kavanagh for her top tips…“Let’s start at the beginning. To be effective, a…
By: Alison Coleman, 30 November 2023 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
Visualising your goals
One definition of visualisation is “a technique involving focusing on positive mental images in order to achieve a particular goal”. This is a very personal and immediate way to actively impact the way in which we set about accomplishing a specific goal. When we do struggle to visualise the way…
By: Sophie Granlund, 20 February 2023 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
Everyday strategic planning
The words ‘Strategic planning’ easily conjure up a confused image of senior members of an organisation making decisions.However, I have come to learn that sometimes terminology and some pre-conceived ideas of things we do not fully understand can often hide a simple and effective message. We…
By: Laura Riches, 25 February 2020 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
Working with Harwoods on their customer journey
Over the past few months, we have been working closely with one of our clients, Harwoods - a major family owned premium brand automotive business in the south of England. Alongside the Harwoods management team, we have focused on tracking and enhancing their customer journey. Last week saw the start…
By: Nicki Kavanagh, Managing Director, 14 May 2019 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
The secret to a good business strategy
I recently came across an article by Tim Berry (Entrepreneur and author), which I found of interest, as it focused on the key elements of having a strong business strategy. The message that resonated most with me was, ‘I don't know the secret to success. But I do know that the secret to failure is…
By: Victoria Davis, Programmes and Marketing Assistant, 8 May 2019 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
Juniper Strategy Day!
Earlier this month we had our annual Juniper strategy day at Farnham house hotel. All of the team, including Marti and her beautiful baby boy Finn joined us to have a successful day discussing Juniper strategy and our vision for 2019. Firstly, it was very beneficial being in a different environment…
By: Emily Kavanagh, Marketing Assistant, 27 February 2019 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article
Negotiating for a win-win
“In business you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate” Source: Chester L KarassWe all negotiate to some degree every day - it’s something we do all the time at work as well as in our personal lives. All negotiations, be they agreeing on…
By: Michelle Welch, Learning & Development Consultant, 21 July 2016 Categories: Organisational vision & strategy full article