To lead and operate your business successfully, it is necessary to direct and control it in a systematic and transparent manner. Success can result from implementing and maintaining a management system that is designed to continually improve performance while addressing the needs of all interested parties. Managing your business should encompass quality management amongst other management disciplines. Eight quality management principles have been identified that can be used in order to lead your business towards improved performance.
We understand that all the services we offer will assist in improving your business and will provide you a distinct advantage in what is an ever increasing competitive market, but sometimes you just need some advice and support to assist you through challenging times or just to get you over a plateau back into business growth.
An effective approach to business planning will ensure that an organisation considers possibilities and is focused on maximizing
the potential or opportunities. Business planning and a Business Plan is one method of considering, assessing and then publishing
or communicating a plan for the business.
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.
Whatever the organization – Whatever your chosen terminology – LifeSave Solutions is equipped to assist you.
A business plan represents all aspects of business planning process. Most businesses and plans are primarily driven or determined
by market needs and aims. This increasingly applies to many non-commercial activities (government services, education, health,
charities, etc), whose planning processes may also be described as ‘business planning’, even though such organisations may not be
businesses in the way we would normally define. In such non-commercial organisations, ‘business planning’ might instead be called
‘organizational planning’, or ‘operational planning’, or ‘annual planning’ or simply ‘planning’. Essentially all these terms mean
the same, and increasingly the tendency is for ‘business planning’ to become a generic (general) term to refer to them.
What we have found is that many business owners and managers know exactly what they want to achieve but just need a sounding board or coach to assist them to make the decisions – not provide the answers but provide the platform to extract the answers.
Positive support, feedback and advice to an individual or group (depending on what the scope of services is) to improve their personal
effectiveness in the business setting. There are almost as many different ways of delivering business coaching as there are business
coaches. Some offer personal support and feedback, others combine a coaching approach with practical and structured business planning
and bring a disciplined accountability to the relationship. Particularly in the small business market, business coaching is as much
about driving profit as it is about developing the person.
Each and every client is different and each and every manager is different, but our approach is simple and effective and is always
focused on extracting the maximum potential from and for the client.
We can assist you and your team with the development and implementation of effective business and action plans. Whether you want to implement a new policy, achieve ambitious KPIs or launch a new product, we believe in taking a consultative approach, setting specific goals, and meeting them in set timeframes
In today’s world, nothing stays the same. Being ready means being ready to switch strategies and game plans whenever it’s necessary.
That means you and your team need the vital quality of flexibility – the ability to bond and flow with change.
Many businesses and the people in them are struggling right now because they haven’t learnt the power of flexibility. They continue
to live in the past. They are scared to move forward. And why? Because they do not have the confidence to do so. They are afraid of
failure. They doubt themselves.
Education and training can help you and your team become flexible by providing the generic and / or specific skills and knowledge
needed for future business challenges. Furthermore, education and training leading to competence is a core component in:
Working within acceptable / tolerable levels of risk to health and safety and the environment Realising products and services to
customer specification.We provide training in all aspects of safety and health including;various local and international standards
safety audits, safety culture, safety assurance in design and many more.
Your business is probably increasingly concerned with achieving and demonstrating sound environmental performance by controlling the impacts of your activities, products and services on the environment, if for no other reason, for the preservation of the planet for your children. And your business does so in the context of increasingly stringent legislation, economic sense and increased concern expressed by interested parties about environmental matters and sustainable development.
“Your business is probably increasingly concerned with achieving and demonstrating sound environmental performance by controlling the impacts of your activities.”
The effective management of work health and safety should primarily lead to a reduction in illness and injury followed by the sustainment of such reductions. Such an outcome often results in cost saving, higher profits and a motivated workforce that yields more product of a higher quality.
Many countries have an established NDMA or equivalent that oversees the management and coordination of EDRM activities for large-scale
emergencies and disasters due to most hazards. Other lead agencies may be assigned specific types of hazardous events, such as
outbreaks, chemical and radiological nuclear events. The NDMA should ensure that health is fully integrated into all relevant
policies and plans, that health outcomes are prioritized, and that health authorities participate actively in all related activities.
They should also include health indicators in the overall monitoring of national and subnational strategies (e.g. for implementing
the Sendai Framework and SDGs), related programmes and plans.
Reducing underlying risk factors involves, among other things, improving building safety and the protection of critical lifeline
infrastructure, sustainable management of the environment and natural resources and aligning disaster risk reduction to climate
change adaptation. It aims at increasing the resilience of the poor and most vulnerable to disasters and is the responsibility of
government, communities, civil society organisations, development partners and other stakeholders at all levels.
Life Save has developed a number of policies, regulations and frameworks aimed at reducing disaster risks. However, there is laxity
in enforcement which leads to increased risks. Most ongoing DRR activities are supported by short term funding arrangements and thus
suffer from lack of continuity. Since disaster risk assessment is not adequately conducted, it is not taken into account in land use
planning and zoning especially in rural areas. As such, people are still living in risky areas. In some cases, communities have opted
to remain in risky areas because of cultural and heritage issues. In addition, many households do not have adequate resources to
invest in risk reduction measures by themselves, includingfinancial risk sharing and livelihoods diversfication.
Due to the cross cutting nature of disaster risk management, the policy will be implemented by a wide range of stakeholders at all levels. The institutional arrangement outlined in this policy only covers stakeholders that play key roles and responsibilities in disaster risk management in the country. To guide the implementation, an implementation plan has been provided that will be coordinated by the DoDRMA and closely monitored by relevant stakeholders at all levels.