{"id":2934,"date":"2014-10-20T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T18:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessexcellence.org\/benchmarking\/"},"modified":"2014-10-20T18:44:23","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T18:44:23","slug":"benchmarking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessexcellence.org\/benchmarking\/","title":{"rendered":"On Benchmarking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week I presented at the 1st International Benchmarking Conference in Tehran. It was an interesting experience \u2013 and one which taught me quite a lot about our host nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I gave the opening presentation, so my theme was broad. While preparing my presentation, I decided to provoke some thinking so, rather than expand on the merits of benchmarking, my approach was to give examples of the risks of benchmarking without adequate thought. Specifically on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list-curve-arrow wp-block-list\" purple><li>What to benchmark<\/li><li>How to benchmark<\/li><li>How to interpret benchmark information<\/li><li>How to communication and share benchmarking findings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The key message was that benchmarking is a great tool but it needs to be used properly. I summed it up as \u201ca hammer is a great tool but if you use a hammer to brush your teeth, you won\u2019t have much to smile about\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=wp-block-image size-large><img src=http:\/\/businessexcellence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OnTools.png alt= class=wp-image-13716\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Great care needs to be taken when benchmarking to ensure you benefit and don\\&#8217;t harm your organization. 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