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Top 5 Benefits of Multi-participant Budgeting

Group projects. A uniquely painful experiment that many of us try to avoid at all cost… Two-way communication between team members is often a challenge. Someone (or several “someones”) are perpetually behind and need to be coaxed along. There’s always formatting variations in the final document (no matter how clearly you established guidelines up front)….    Read More

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Employee Suggestion - XLerant

When the Employee Suggestion Box Meets Budgeting…

Remember the employee suggestion box? There might still be some relics mounted on a wall somewhere with a stack of paper and pencils nearby.   Can you imagine being the person responsible for translating all of those anonymous, one-to-two sentence thoughts into actionable organizational improvements? Today of course, technology is lending a hand.  A quick search…    Read More

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Budget to Strategy - XLerant

Documentation, Justification & Communication: Key Ingredients for Budgeting to Strategy

Ultimately your budget needs to be a numerical expression of the strategic plan. At XLerant, we believe the best way to align your budget to strategy is to reach out to the people on the front-lines – your employees!  But when your budgeting process engages multiple participants across the organization it becomes as much an…    Read More

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Employee Retention: How Your Budgeting Process Can Help You Engage (And Keep) Your Employees

Replacing lost talent is a challenge…to say the least. It costs employers and managers an extraordinary amount of time, resources, and energy when an employee jumps ship. We’re talking lost productivity, overworked remaining staff, lower overall morale, and lost knowledge – plus recruiting, interviewing, and training costs. According to Hay Group senior principal Mark Royal,…    Read More

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