Operations Analysis Archives - Roy Barker

Roy Barker September 30, 2014Customer Service, Marketing Senior Housing, Operating Expenses/Costs, Senior Consumer Finances, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized2014 Results, 2015, 2015 Strategic Planning, Assisted Living, budgeting, Cash Flow, changes, Expense Reduction, Financial Success, Goals, HR, Human Resourcese, Improved financial margins, Improved Operating Results, improved terminal value, Income Statement, Independent Living, Marketing, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, Net Operating Income, Operations Analysis, Opportunities, Optimization, planning, productivity, reaching goals, Roy Barker, Senior Living Consultant, Strategic Planning, Strengths, successful 2015, SWOT, Threats, Weakness

Conduct a S.W.O.T. Analysis Before You Need a S.W.A.T. Team!

You have the ability to take your business wherever you can imagine. The first step in any journey is planning. The old mantra goes, plan your work and work your plan. Those are great keys to success. Develop a plan and then focus and stick to it. Not that it won’t need tweaking and adjusting along the way, but as long as you can stay focused and true to your mission and goals, you can accomplish anything in life … Continue reading “Conduct a S.W.O.T. Analysis Before You Need a S.W.A.T. Team!”

Roy Barker September 26, 2014Customer Service, General, Human Resources, Marketing Senior Housing, Operating Expenses/Costs, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized2015, 2015 Strategic Planning, Assisted Living, Balance, Financial Success, Happy Customers, HR, Human Resourcese, Improving, Improvment, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, operational changes, Operations Analysis, planning, Roy Barker, Senior Housing, Senior Housing Consultant, Senior Living, Senior Living Consultant, Strategic Planning, successful 2015, SWOT, Training, Work Teams, worklife balance

The Elusive Balance of Life and Business

If you’re like me you’re constantly searching for the optimal balance in life. I do a lot of reading and try to find tips and pointers that work for me. I think one point to stress at the outset is there are many great ideas and theories available, but you have to study and incorporate the ones that are right for you and your situation. The key to balance will be somewhat different for everyone and will change from … Continue reading “The Elusive Balance of Life and Business”

Roy Barker September 23, 2014General, Operating Expenses/Costs, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized2015, 2015 Strategic Planning, Assisted Living, budgeting, Cash Flow, changes, Expense Reduction, Financial Success, Happy Customers, Improved financial margins, Improved Operating Results, improved terminal value, Income Statement, Independent Living, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, Net Operating Income, operational changes, Operations, Operations Analysis, Opportunities, Optimization, planning, reaching goals, Roy Barker, Senior Housing, Senior Housing Consultant, Senior Living, Senior Living Consultant, Strategic Planning, successful 2015, SWOT

Where Do I Start?

As you start your strategic planning for 2015 you might ask yourself “where do I start?” You have a lot of areas that you would like to tweak and improve as you start into the new year. Two great starting points are a financial wellness checkup and a SWOT analysis (SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). The financial wellness checkup will give you a great base to start thinking about areas where you could sharpen … Continue reading “Where Do I Start?”